Genes & the triple code

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Gene

  • A sequence of DNA bases that codes for the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide.

‣ (OR a sequence of DNA bases that codes for

a functional RNA (rRNA, tRNA)).

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Locus

‣ The fixed position of a gene on a DNA molecule.

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Triplet

‣ A sequence of three adjacent DNA bases that codes for a specific amino acid.

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Codon

‣ A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid.