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A '''codon''' is three bases in a [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] sequence which specify a single [[amino acid]].
A '''codon''' is three bases in a [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] sequence which specify a single [[amino acid]].
==Amino acid codon codes==
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! Amino Acid !! Single Letter Code !! DNA Codons
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| Isoleucine || I || ATT, ATC, ATA
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| Leucine || L || CTT, CTC, CTA, CTG, TTA, TTG
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| Valine || V || GTT, GTC, GTA, GTG
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| Phenylalanine || F || TTT, TTC
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| Methionine || M || ATG
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| Cysteine || C || TGT, TGC
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| Alanine || A || GCT, GCC, GCA, GCG
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| Glycine || G || GGT, GGC, GGA, GGG
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| Proline || P || CCT, CCC, CCA, CCG
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| Threonine || T || ACT, ACC, ACA, ACG
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| Serine || S || TCT, TCC, TCA, TCG, AGT, AGC
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| Tyrosine || Y || TAT, TAC
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| Tryptophan || W || TGG
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| Glutamine || Q || CAA, CAG
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| Asparagine || Q || AAT, AAC
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| Histidine || Q || CAT, CAC
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| Glutamic acid || Q || GAA, GAG
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| Aspartic acid || Q || GAT, GAC
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| Lysine || Q || AAA, AAG
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| Arginine || Q || CGT, CGC, CGA, CGG, AGA, AGG
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| Start Codons || Start || ATG, rarely GTG
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| Stop Codons || Stop || TAA, TAG, TGA
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[[Category:Genetics]]
[[Category:Genetics]]