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: BENITO, J. C. y N. F. J. ESPINO (2012). “Glosario”, en Genética: Conceptos esenciales. Madrid: Médica Panamericana. Disponible en línea
Definition: BENITO, J. C. y N. F. J. ESPINO (2012). “Glosario”, en Genética: Conceptos esenciales. Madrid: Médica Panamericana. Disponible en línea
Context: OLIVA, R. (2002). Genética médica. Barcelona: Edicions Universitat de Barcelona, p. 38.