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anticodon /an·ti·co·don/ (-ko´don) a triplet of nucleotides in transfer RNA that is complementary to the codon in messenger RNA which specifies the amino acid.
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Anticodon. The three nucleotides (pink) on a transfer RNA bind to a complementary messenger RNA codon.

an·ti·co·don (nt-kdn, nt-)
n.
A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in tRNA designating a specific amino acid that binds to a corresponding codon in mRNA during protein synthesis.

anticodon
[an′tikō′don]
Etymology: Gk, anti + caudex, book
a sequence of three nucleotides found in transfer RNA. Each anticodon pairs complementarily with a specific codon of messenger RNA during protein synthesis and specifies a particular amino acid in the protein. See also genetic code, transcription, translation.

anticodon [an″te-, an″ti-ko´don]
a triplet of nucleotides in transfer RNA that is complementary to the codon in messenger RNA that specifies the amino acid.
 Anticodon. The three nucleotides (shaded) on a transfer RNA bind to a complementary messenger RNA codon. From Dorland's, 2000.

anticodon
a triplet of nucleotides in transfer RNA that is complementary to the codon in messenger RNA which specifies the amino acid.


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