Anticodon

Definition

An anticodon is a sequence of three nucleotides on a molecule of tRNA that corresponds to a complementary codon in messenger RNA during protein synthesis.

Related terms

Codon:

A sequence of three DNA or RNA nucleotides that corresponds with a specific amino acid or stop signal during protein synthesis.

tRNA (Transfer RNA):

A type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein.

Protein Synthesis:

The process by which cells build proteins according to information given by DNA.