Concept
The Genetic code
The genetic code
Rules that relate three-base RNA codons to amino acids or translation stop signals.
Overview
EXPLORE BY LEVELWhen a ribosome reads messenger RNA, it reads three RNA letters at a time. Most three-letter codons correspond to an A small molecule cells use to build proteins.; some signal that translation should stop.
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Research Claims
Decoding depends on tRNAs, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, ribosomal selection, and context. Start-site selection and recoding expand outcomes beyond a simple codon lookup.