GENETIC CODE KEY TERMS

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non-overlapping

each base is part of only one triplet and the triplet is read only once

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gene

a section of DNA that codes for a particular polypeptide

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locus

the fixed position of a gene on a DNA molecule

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triplet

a sequence of 3 DNA nucleotides that together form a specific amino acid

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codon

3 bases on mRNA that code for a specific amino acid

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allele

different form of the same gene

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genome

the complete set of genes required to build a functional organism

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proteome

the complete set of proteins produced by the genome at any one time

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degenerate

some amino acids have more than one codon (3 bases of mRNA that code for a specific amino acid)

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universal

in all organisms the same triplet codes for the same amino acids