GENETIC CODE
\d͡ʒɛnˈɛtɪk kˈə͡ʊd], \dʒɛnˈɛtɪk kˈəʊd], \dʒ_ɛ_n_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k k_ˈəʊ_d]\
Definitions of GENETIC CODE
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By Princeton University
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The specifications for how information, stored in nucleic acid sequence (BASE SEQUENCE), is translated into protein sequence (AMINO ACID SEQUENCE). The start, stop, and order of amino acids of a protein is specified by consecutive triplets of nucleotides called codons (CODON).
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).