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codon

 [ko´don]
a series of three adjacent bases in one polynucleotide chain of a DNA or RNA molecule, which codes for a specific amino acid.
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co·don

(kō'don),
A set of three consecutive nucleotides in a strand of DNA or RNA that provides the genetic information to code for a specific amino acid that will be incorporated into a protein chain or serve as a termination signal.
See also: genetic code.
Synonym(s): triplet (3)
[code + -on]
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codon

(kō′dŏn′)
n.
A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides constituting the genetic code that determines the insertion of a specific amino acid in a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis or the signal to stop protein synthesis.
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co·don

(kō'don)
A set of three consecutive nucleotides in a strand of DNA or RNA that provides the genetic information to code for a specific amino acid that will be incorporated into a protein chain or that serves as a termination signal.
Synonym(s): triplet (3) .
[code + -on]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

codon

A sequence of three consecutive nucleotides (a triplet) along a strand of DNA or messenger RNA that specifies a particular AMINO ACID or a stop signal during protein synthesis. The order of the codons along the DNA molecule determines the sequence of particular amino acids in the protein produced.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

codon

or

triplet

a group of three DNA nucleotide bases that codes for a specific amino acid in the related protein. see PROTEIN SYNTHESIS, GENETIC CODE.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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(9) Mutations at codon 407, 410, 420, 425 (456 now) and insertions between 408 and 409 have been confirmed to be associated with rifampicin resistance and were also supported by MFP studies.
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