codon
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin codon, from Ancient Greek κώδων (kṓdōn).
Noun edit
codon (plural codons)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
codon (plural codons)
- (biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.
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Translations edit
sequence of three nucleotides
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French edit
Etymology edit
From English.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
codon m (plural codons)
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κώδων (kṓdōn).
Noun edit
cōdōn ? (genitive cōdōnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | cōdōn | cōdōnēs |
Genitive | cōdōnis | cōdōnum |
Dative | cōdōnī | cōdōnibus |
Accusative | cōdōnem | cōdōnēs |
Ablative | cōdōne | cōdōnibus |
Vocative | cōdōn | cōdōnēs |
References edit
- “codon”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “codon”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “codon”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɔdɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkoːdɔn/, /ˈkɔdɔn/
Verb edit
codon
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
codon | godon | nghodon | chodon |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |