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genetic_code

genetic code

English

Noun

genetic code ‎(plural genetic codes)

(genetics) the set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins

Translations

the set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins

Catalan: codi genètic m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 遺傳密碼, 遗传密码 ‎(yíchuán mìmǎ)
Czech: genetický kód m
Finnish: geneettinen koodi (fi)

French: code génétique (fr) m
Icelandic: erfðalykill m, erfðakóði m, erfðatáknróf n, erfðaróf n
Italian: codice genetico m
Romanian: cod genetic (ro) n
Spanish: código genético (es) m