Decoding messages is also a key step in gene expression, in which information from a gene is read out to build a protein. In this article, we'll take a closer look at the genetic code, which …

How are the instructions for building a protein encoded in DNA, and how are they deciphered by the cell? In this article, we'll take a closer look at the genetic code, which allows DNA and RNA …

This article covers the foundational concepts of codons, anticodons, the wobble hypothesis, and the universal nature of the genetic code, with applications that are essential for MCAT …

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There are 61 codons for amino acids, and each of them is "read" to specify a certain amino acid out of the 20 commonly found in proteins. One codon, AUG, specifies the amino acid …

During translation, the nucleotides of the mRNA are read in groups of three called codons. Each codon specifies a particular amino acid or a stop signal. This set of relationships is known as …

These relationships between mRNA codons and amino acids are known as the genetic code (which you can explore further in the genetic code article).

The genetic material (or the blueprint of the organism) is stored as nucleotides (ATGC). You can think of them like the 1's and 0's of computer code. DNA is like the hard drive, storing the …

The genetic code is read in three-base words called codons. Each codon corresponds to a single amino acid (or signals the starting and stopping points of a sequence).

Does the transcribed region always start with bases TAC, so that the RNA will start with bases AUG, which codes for methionine?