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Genetic code

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002800

The meaning ascribed to the base sequence with respect to how it is translated into amino acid sequence. The start, stop, and order of amino acids of a protein is specified by consecutive triplets of nucleotides called codons (codon).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002800
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoMolecular genetics; DNA; Nucleotide sequences; Genotype; Genome mining; Chromosome mapping; Codons; Histone code; Genetic profile; Genetic transformation; Messenger RNA; Genes; Inheritance (genetics); Amino acid sequences
TranslationsSpanish: código genético
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002800",
  "term": "Genetic code",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The meaning ascribed to the base sequence with respect to how it is translated into amino acid sequence. The start, stop, and order of amino acids of a protein is specified by consecutive triplets of nucleotides called codons (codon).",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "molecular genetics",
    "DNA",
    "nucleotide sequences",
    "genotype",
    "genome mining",
    "chromosome mapping",
    "codons",
    "histone code",
    "genetic profile",
    "genetic transformation",
    "messenger RNA",
    "genes",
    "inheritance (genetics)",
    "amino acid sequences"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2015",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "código genético"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/genetic-code/"
}

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