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  • Institution/s: Universidad de Saarbrücken, Universidad de Valladolid, Université d'Artois
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 46
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Elena Irene ZAMORA RAMÍREZ, Judith CARRERA FERNÁNDEZ, Marie-Hélène GARCIA, Rosario HERRERO
  • Creation / modification date: 01-03-2014
  • Term: genetic code
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: Table of all the codons, each designating the specific amino acid into which it translates.
  • Context: The genetic code must translate the language of DNA, which contains four bases, into the language of the 20 common amino acids that are found in proteins.
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
    • Definition: STRICKBERGER, M. W.(2000). Evolution. London: Jones and Barlett.
    • Context: CAMPBELL, M.K. y S. O. FARELL (2012). Biochemistry. Canada: Cengage Learning.
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      http://www.snv.jussieu.fr/bmedia/codegenet/CodeGenet.htm
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