The sequence of three consecutive nucleotides that occurs in mRNA which directs the incorporation of a specific amino acid into a protein and includes also the starting or termination signals of protein synthesis.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143
(Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992))
on page 150
Transformed and rewritten from PDF version (entry
http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/C01123.pdf)
by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
