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Showing words for CODON using the English dictionary
5 Letter Words for Codon
codon, condo
4 Letter Words for Codon
codo, cond, coon, doon
3 Letter Words for Codon
cod, con, coo, doc, don, doo, nco, nod, noo, ono, oon
Definitions for Codon
[1] a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
[2] genetics biochem a unit that consists of three adjacent bases on a DNA molecule and that determines the position of a specific amino acid in a protein molecule during protein synthesis
Words nearby Codon
codman's triangle, codology, codomain, codominant, codominant inheritance, codon, codpiece, codswallop, cody, codó, coe
Origin of Codon
An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; code + -on1
Word origin for Codon
C20: from code + -on