The DNA codons are identical to the RNA codons, except for the one base thymine (T), which replaces uracil (U) in the RNA codons. The DNA codons and the amino acids they represent are tabulated below: ...

These codons are also known as nonsense codons or termination codons as they do not code for an amino acid. The three STOP codons have been named as amber (UAG), opal or umber (UGA) and ochre (UAA).

Start codons are important to understand because they mark the beginning of a recipe for translating RNA into specific strings of amino acids (i.e., proteins).

Glycine is thought to be the most primitive amino acid, but it has not been clear how codons for other amino acids evolved. Masayori Inouye and colleagues analyzed 4,225 protein-coding genes in ...

Multiplex suppression of four quadruplet codons via tRNA directed evolution. Nature Communications , 2021; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25948-y Cite This Page : ...

This second genetic code, which makes use of dual-use codons, or duons, specifies how genes are controlled. The discovery emerged from the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, also known as ENCODE.

When a ribosome cruises along messenger RNA (mRNA), it may stall at a particular codon, depending on which codons are nearby. In other words, codon context can influence the efficiency with which ...