codon

n. 密码子 [化] 密码子

发音

UK /ˈkəʊ.dɒn/
US /ˈkoʊ.dɑn/

词形变化

codons 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A handbell used for summoning monks.

  2. 2.

    The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet.

  3. 1.

    A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.

    密码子

    化学 生物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sequence

相关短语

start codon stop codon initiation codon [化] 起始密码子 termination codon [化] 终止密码子

词源

From Latin codon, from Ancient Greek κώδων (kṓdōn).

来源：wiktionary