anticodon

[ an-tee-koh-don, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˈkoʊ dɒn, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun Genetics.

a sequence of three nucleotides in a region of transfer RNA that recognizes a complementary coding triplet of nucleotides in messenger RNA during translation by the ribosomes in protein biosynthesis.
Compare codon.

Origin of anticodon

First recorded in 1960–65; anti- + codon

Words nearby anticodon

anticlockwise, anticlotting, anticly, anticoagulant, anticoagulants, anticodon, anticoincidence, anticolonial, anticolonialism, anticommutative, anticomplement

Medical definitions for anticodon

anticodon
[ ăn′tē-kō′dŏn, ăn′tī- ]

n.

A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in tRNA designating a specific amino acid that binds to a corresponding codon in mRNA during protein synthesis.

Scientific definitions for anticodon

anticodon
[ ăn′tē-kō′dŏn, ăn′tī- ]

A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to a corresponding codon in messenger RNA and designates a specific amino acid during protein synthesis.