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'''Genetic code''' is the instructions in a gene that tell the [[cell]] how to make a specific protein. A, T, G, and C are the "letters" of the [[DNA]] code; they stand for the chemicals [[adenine]], [[thymine]], [[guanine]], and [[cytosine]], respectively, that make up the nucleotide bases of DNA. Each gene's code combines the four chemicals in various ways to spell out 3-letter "words" that specify which amino acid is needed at every step in making a protein.
'''Genetic code''' is the instructions in a gene that tell the [[cell]] how to make a specific protein. A, T, G, and C are the "letters" of the [[DNA]] code; they stand for the chemicals [[adenine]], [[thymine]], [[guanine]], and [[cytosine]], respectively, that make up the nucleotide bases of DNA. Each gene's code combines the four chemicals in various ways to spell out 3-letter "words" that specify which amino acid is needed at every step in making a protein.
== Sources ==
http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=genetic%20code%20%28ATGC%29
[[Category:Genetics]]
[[Category:Genetics]]