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Codon

A sequence of three nucleotides that encodes one amino acid or a stop signal. The genetic code maps 64 possible codons to 20 amino acids and stop codons.

Example in a sentence

A missense variant changed one codon and thus one amino acid.

Key facts

  • Three nucleotides per codon; 64 codons, 20 amino acids + stop.
  • Frameshift indels disrupt codon reading frame.

Category: Genetics & Variation

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