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genetic code
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. (context genetics English) the set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
WordNet
n. the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells
Wikipedia
The genetic code is the set of rules by which information encoded within genetic material ( DNA or mRNA sequences) is translated into proteins by living cells. Translation is accomplished by the ribosome, which links amino acids in an order specified by mRNA, using transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules to carry amino acids and to read the mRNA three nucleotides at a time. The genetic code is highly similar among all organisms and can be expressed in a simple table with 64 entries.
The code defines how sequences of nucleotide triplets, called codons, specify which amino acid will be added next during protein synthesis. With some exceptions, a three-nucleotide codon in a nucleic acid sequence specifies a single amino acid. Because the vast majority of genes are encoded with exactly the same code (see the RNA codon table), this particular code is often referred to as the canonical or standard genetic code, or simply the genetic code, though in fact some variant codes have evolved. For example, protein synthesis in human mitochondria relies on a genetic code that differs from the standard genetic code.
While the "genetic code" determines a protein's amino acid sequence, other genomic regions determine when and where these proteins are produced according to a multitude of more complex "gene regulatory codes".
Usage examples of "genetic code".
If the genes were a blueprint, it would be easy to imagine any characteristic that a body acquired during its lifetime being faithfully transcribed back into the genetic code, and hence passed into the next generation.
It was controlled by a laptop computer, and it could read the genetic code of an organism very fast.
If anyone should happen by while you are reading the following message, press the command key and a fake screen of genetic code will pop up, hiding the message.
We who wish to lift mankind to a new level of advancement, by rewriting the genetic code that makes us what we are, must do our work in great secret.
And then, like the fanatics they were, had locked that appearance into the genetic code.
Nobody will ever think that a chick like you is here to unscramble AI genetic code that steals billions of dollars off the Net.
Some viruses, such as MMTV or mouse mammary tumor virus, seem to be able to choose whether to insert or not insert their genetic code into host DNA.
He was stuck: his distress repeated itself as if fear were the only message his genetic code contained.
If a god had designed the genetic code, he must have looked at the surplus vocabulary and wondered what to do with it.