codon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001876",
  "term": "codon",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "A sequence of three nucleotides in a strand of DNA or RNA. Each codon corresponds to a specific amino acid (a building block of a protein). A protein is made from a long chain of amino acids. A codon can instruct the cell to start creating a protein chain, to add a specific amino acid to the growing protein chain, or to end the protein chain. The full set of codons is called the genetic code.",
    "A sequence of three consecutive nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule that codes for a specific amino acid. Certain codons signal the start or end of translation. These are called start or stop (or termination) codons."
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/codon/"
}