In this article we will discuss about: 1. Meaning of Genetic Code 2. Patterns to Genetic Code 3. Properties. Meaning of Genetic Code: It has became obvious that nucleic acids are the genetic material. The nucleic acids being polynucleotide, function to store genetic information's and to replicate. The genetic information flow from polynucleotide to polypeptide. It is surprising to note [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of the Genetic Code 2. Properties of the Genetic Code 3. Nature 4. Universality 5. Deciphering the Genetic Code. Meaning of the Genetic Code: Although the concept of a gene as a unit of heredity is about a century old (the term coined in 1909) its role in the life of [...]
The below mentioned article provides a short note on the Genetic Code:- 1. Meaning of Genetic Code 2. Codons –Genetic Words 3. Characteristics 4. Wobble. Meaning of Genetic Code: The genetic code is composed of words formed by a sequence of nucleotide bases and a sequence of amino acids. Each word in the code is composed of three nucleotide bases. [...]