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anticodon

Noun CEFR B2
ˌæntiˈkəʊdɒn

Definitions

A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.

Equivalents

Españolanticodón
Françaisanticodon
Portuguêsanticodãoanticódon
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Suomiantikodoni

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

anticoherence anticoherer Anticoincidence anticollaborationist anticollectivism anticollectivist

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