Definition of anticodon
:a triplet of nucleotide bases in transfer RNA that identifies the amino acid carried and binds to a complementary codon in messenger RNA during protein synthesis at a ribosome
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First Known Use of anticodon
1965
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an·ti·co·don
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ˌant-i-ˈkō-ˌdän
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medical Definition of anticodon
:a triplet of nucleotide bases in transfer RNA that identifies the amino acid carried and binds to a complementary codon in messenger RNA during protein synthesis at a ribosome
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