codon

kɔdɔ̃

Definition

Definition of codon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

génétique

TECH.

groupe de trois nucléotides qui code pour un acide aminé

TECH.

Chaque codon de l'ARN messager correspond à un acide aminé spécifique.
Un codon défectueux peut causer une mutation.
Les chercheurs analysent chaque codon du génome.

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codon d'arrêt

triplet de nucléotides qui indique la fin de la synthèse d'une protéine

Le codon d'arrêt termine la traduction de l'ARN messager en protéine.

codon de terminaison

séquence de trois nucléotides qui arrête la fabrication d'une protéine

Le codon de terminaison UAA signale la fin de la traduction.

codon non-sens

séquence de trois bases qui arrête la fabrication des protéines

Le codon non-sens UAG termine la traduction de cette protéine.

codon stop

séquence de trois bases dans l'ARN qui arrête la fabrication des protéines

Le codon stop UAG termine la traduction de ce gène.

codon d'initiation

triplet de nucléotides qui marque le début de la synthèse protéique

Le codon d'initiation AUG signale le début de la traduction.

Origin of codon

grec, kódon (signe, code)

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mutation non-sens

génétique

changement génétique qui transforme un codon normal en signal d'arrêt

séquence de tête

génétique

région de l'ARN messager située avant le codon de départ

opale

génétique

codon qui arrête la synthèse des protéines dans les cellules

azur

génétique

codon qui arrête la synthèse des protéines

ambre

génétique

codon stop utilisé en génétique moléculaire

ocre

génétique

codon-stop UAA en génétique moléculaire

anticodon

génétique

triplet de nucléotides de l'ARN de transfert qui se lie au codon

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Definition of codon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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