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Record 1 2003-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The way in which information is encoded in DNA: each group of three consecutive nucleotide bases signifies an amino acid. The order of the groups of three bases in the DNA is the same as that of the amino acids in the protein.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
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