Genetic code: Difference between revisions

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The '''genetic code''' is a mapping that [[biological cell]]s use to [[translation (biology)|"translate"]] sequences of three [[nucleotide]] bases (called "triplets" or "[[codon]]s") into [[amino acid]]s. The mapping indicates, for example, that when the sequence "adenine, adenine, adenine" is encountered, the amino acid [[lysine]] should be produced. When the code is followed repeatedly, many amino acids are created, and are strung together to form [[protein]]s.