Who Are Codons and Anticodons?

An anticodon is a trinucleotide sequence complementary to that of a corresponding codon in a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence. An anticodon is found at one end of a transfer RNA (tRNA) molecule.

What are codons and Anticodons and where are they located on?

Codons are trinucleotide units in the DNA or mRNAs, coding for a specific amino acid in the protein synthesis. ... The anticodon is located in the Anticodon arm of the molecule of tRNA, while the codons are located in the molecule of DNA and mRNA.

What is called codon?

A codon is a sequence of three DNA or RNA nucleotides that corresponds with a specific amino acid or stop signal during protein synthesis. ... Each codon corresponds to a single amino acid (or stop signal), and the full set of codons is called the genetic code.

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