codon (RELEASE_2.5.1) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0000360 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | A set of (usually) three nucleotide bases in a DNA or RNA sequence, which together code for a unique amino acid or the termination of translation and are contained within the CDS. |
| DB Xrefs: | URL: http://www.everythingbio.com/glos/definition.php?word=codon |
| SO: ke | |
| Parent: | CDS_region (SO:0000851) |
| Children: | stop_codon (SO:0000319) |
| start_codon (SO:0000318) | |
| recoded_codon (SO:0000145) | |
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