genetic code
the biochemical instructions that translate the genetic information present as a linear sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids for the synthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein.: Compare codon, translation (def. 9).
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How to use genetic code in a sentence
The ability for researchers to track genetic codes around the world in near real-time is crucial to our response.
It’s understandable that sometimes, viruses make copying mistakes in their genetic code along the way—and sometimes, those bugs end up being perks for them instead.
Will the Covid-19 vaccine work on the new variants? | Katherine Ellen Foley | January 24, 2021 | QuartzWhen they uploaded the genetic code to a public database of images, they saw that Danish researchers had posted matching mutations for three positive cases, meaning the more aggressive version of the virus had begun to move beyond Britain.
Denmark is sequencing all coronavirus samples and has an alarming view of the U.K. variant | Michael Birnbaum, Martin Selsoe Sorensen | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostIn the last few years, a handful of researchers—including teams from geneticist George Church’s lab and Salesforce—have shown that protein sequences and genetic codes can be modeled using NLP techniques.
AIs that read sentences are now catching coronavirus mutations | Will Heaven | January 14, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThat means that for now, the strains that are better at hopping from one person to another will have the advantage in spreading their genetic code.
The COVID-19 Virus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Vaccines? | Alice Park | January 7, 2021 | Time
What if it was our own genetic code that was responsible for inviting HIV into the life of a cell cycle?
Gene Editing Could Erase HIV | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Michael Zhang | June 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCraig Venter talks about his new book, where he argues that our genetic code is becoming interchangeable with digital codes.
The Big Idea: Craig Venter On the Future of Life | J. Craig Venter | October 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt might be that the next interaction will involve our genetic code.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for genetic code
biochem the order in which the nitrogenous bases of DNA are arranged in the molecule, which determines the type and amount of protein synthesized in the cell. The four bases are arranged in groups of three in a specific order, each group acting as a unit (codon), which specifies a particular amino acid: See also messenger RNA, transfer RNA
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Scientific definitions for genetic code
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The sequence of nucleotides in DNA and RNA that serve as instructions for synthesizing proteins. The genetic code is based on an alphabet consisting of sixty-four triplets of nucleotides called codons. The order in which codons are strung together determines the order in which the amino acids for which they code are arranged in a protein.
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Cultural definitions for genetic code
The code that translates the sequence of nucleotides in genes along the DNA strand into the structure of protein, which, through its action as an enzyme, governs one chemical reaction in the cell. A simple mnemonic is “One gene codes for one protein which runs one reaction.”
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