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Genetic code

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genonnoun(genetics) A coding sequence (or gene) together with the information necessary to fully express that coding sequence, such as epigenetic factors.
codonnoun(biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.
dna sequencenoun(genetics) The string of base pairs (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) which, when arranged in triplets to form codons, create a DNA string which encodes polypeptides.
intercodonnoun(genetics) Between codons
gene productnoun(genetics) RNA or protein product of a gene
control genenoun(genetics) A gene that controls the transcription of others in messenger RNA
genesetnounA set of genes (with a specified function)
coordinomenoun(biochemistry) A DNA sequence that serves to coordinate the expression of two or more genes.
glycoproteomenoun(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of glycoproteins encoded by a particular genome.
proteomenoun(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome.
repeat unitnoun(genetics) A specific sequence of bases that repeats within a nucleic acid (or of amino acids within a protein)
expressionnounThe action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
sequencingnounArrangement in a sequence.
readverb(transitive or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
base sequencenoun(molecular biology) The sequence of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule.
translationnounThe conversion of text from one language to another.
canonical sequencenouna sequence of DNA, RNA, or amino acids that reflects the most common choice of base or amino acid at each position.
cistronnounThe unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein.
deduced amino acid sequencenoun(biochemistry) a sequence of amino acids predicted from a sequence of nucleotides using information about codons used in a particular organism
epigenomenoun(genetics) The total epigenetic state of a cell.

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