What are codons?
1 Answer
Mar 18, 2018
A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides that hold the code for an amino acid.
Explanation:
Here is an example of a codon in DNA.
ATG
Now, if we transcribe it into mRNA, we get...
UAC
And if we translate it into tRNA, we get...
AUG
Now, use the amino acid table and the mRNA codon to get the amino acid.
The amino acid is "Tyr," which stands for "Tyrosine."