Amino Acid
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Genetic information is copied from a strand of DNA into messenger RNA (mRNA) during the process of Transcription.
Each three-letter sequence is known as a codon, and during Translation, ribosomes "read" the mRNA one codon at a time.
Each codon signifies a particular amino acid which the ribosome will assemble into a protein during Protein Synthesis.
Below are some charts indicating which three-letter codons correspond to which amino acids.
(Hint: Click on a chart to view it in better detail.
Each three-letter sequence is known as a codon, and during Translation, ribosomes "read" the mRNA one codon at a time.
Each codon signifies a particular amino acid which the ribosome will assemble into a protein during Protein Synthesis.
Below are some charts indicating which three-letter codons correspond to which amino acids.
(Hint: Click on a chart to view it in better detail.
Below is an infographic depicting the 20 essential amino acids obtained from our food. Think of them like different Lego blocks that ribosomes combine together to build proteins. Reading each three-letter codon to identify which amino acid comes next is like reading the instructions for building something out of Lego's.