Difference between revisions of "Codon"
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| Glutamine || Q || CAA, CAG | | Glutamine || Q || CAA, CAG | ||
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| − | | Asparagine || | + | | Asparagine || N || AAT, AAC |
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| − | | Histidine || | + | | Histidine || H || CAT, CAC |
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| − | | Glutamic acid | + | | Glutamic acid || E || GAA, GAG |
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| − | | Aspartic acid || | + | | Aspartic acid || D || GAT, GAC |
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| − | | Lysine || | + | | Lysine || K || AAA, AAG |
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| − | | Arginine || | + | | Arginine || R || CGT, CGC, CGA, CGG, AGA, AGG |
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| Start Codons || Start || ATG, rarely GTG | | Start Codons || Start || ATG, rarely GTG | ||
Latest revision as of 14:14, February 20, 2009
A codon is three bases in a DNA or RNA sequence which specify a single amino acid.
Amino acid codon codes
| Amino Acid | Single Letter Code | DNA Codons |
|---|---|---|
| Isoleucine | I | ATT, ATC, ATA |
| Leucine | L | CTT, CTC, CTA, CTG, TTA, TTG |
| Valine | V | GTT, GTC, GTA, GTG |
| Phenylalanine | F | TTT, TTC |
| Methionine | M | ATG |
| Cysteine | C | TGT, TGC |
| Alanine | A | GCT, GCC, GCA, GCG |
| Glycine | G | GGT, GGC, GGA, GGG |
| Proline | P | CCT, CCC, CCA, CCG |
| Threonine | T | ACT, ACC, ACA, ACG |
| Serine | S | TCT, TCC, TCA, TCG, AGT, AGC |
| Tyrosine | Y | TAT, TAC |
| Tryptophan | W | TGG |
| Glutamine | Q | CAA, CAG |
| Asparagine | N | AAT, AAC |
| Histidine | H | CAT, CAC |
| Glutamic acid | E | GAA, GAG |
| Aspartic acid | D | GAT, GAC |
| Lysine | K | AAA, AAG |
| Arginine | R | CGT, CGC, CGA, CGG, AGA, AGG |
| Start Codons | Start | ATG, rarely GTG |
| Stop Codons | Stop | TAA, TAG, TGA |