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Meaning of Codon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkəʊ.dɒn

Definitions

  1. A handbell used for summoning monks.
  2. A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.
  3. The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet.

Equivalents

العربية تّسلسل معلومات النظام الجيني
Deutsch Basentriplett Codon
Español codón
Suomi kodoni koodisana
Français codon
Magyar kodon
Bahasa Indonesia kodon
Italiano codone
日本語 コドン 遺伝暗号
Polski kodon
Português códon
Русский кодо́н триплет

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

codonhexaster codonophoran codonopsis codopant codoping codoxime

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