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: SCHAPS, Klaus-Peter W., KESSLER, Oliver, FETZNER, Ulrich (Hrsg.) (2008). Das Zweite – kompakt: Grundlagen. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 49.
Definition: SCHAPS, Klaus-Peter W., KESSLER, Oliver, FETZNER, Ulrich (Hrsg.) (2008). Das Zweite – kompakt: Grundlagen. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 49.