Genetic code table

Japanese: 遺伝暗号表 - いでんあんごうひょう
Genetic code table

...In the synthesis of proteins in living organisms, the amino acid sequence is determined by the sequence of triplets (called triplets or codons) on messenger RNA (mRNA). A table showing the correspondence between triplets and amino acids is called the genetic code or amino acid code table. The second base of the triplet correlates with the physical and chemical properties of the corresponding amino acid (those with U as the second base are nonpolar amino acids)....

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Japanese:

…生体内でのタンパク質合成の際には,アミノ酸配列はメッセンジャーRNA(mRNA)上での塩基の三つ組(トリプレットまたはコドンという)の配列により決定される。トリプレットとアミノ酸との対応を示す表は遺伝暗号表(遺伝暗号)またはアミノ酸コード表と呼ばれる。トリプレットの2番目の塩基が,対応するアミノ酸の物理・化学的性質と相関関係がある(2番目にUをもつものは非極性アミノ酸。…

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