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Record 1 1990-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The presence in the genetic code of more than one codon that may specify for a single amino acid and lead to its insertion into a growing peptide chain.

French

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  • Génétique
DEF

Se dit à propos du code génétique, où il y a possibilité d'avoir 64 combinaisons (codons) différentes des 4 nucléotides, alors qu'il n'y a que 20 acides aminés communs. Un acide aminé a donc plus d'un codon qui lui correspond.

Spanish

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