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Definition of Genetic code

1. Noun. The ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells.

Definition of Genetic code

1. Noun. (genetics) the set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Genetic code

1. Relationship between the sequence of bases in nucleic acid and the order of amino acids in the polypeptide synthesised from it. A sequence of three nucleic acid bases (a triplet) acts as a codeword (codon) for one amino acid. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Genetic code

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Architecture Goes Wild by Kas Oosterhuis (2002)
"... Sketching in Digital Space The synthesis of the genetic code for buildings/organisms 1992 Buildings are synthetic organisms A building/object cannot be ..."

2. A Briefer History of Time: From the Big Bang to the Big Mac by Eric Schulman (1999)
"Thanks again for purchasing a genetic code from ... genetic code will help insure that your protein synthesis goes smoothly and quickly. ..."

3. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by R. Dougherty, Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"The genetic code is universal, applying to all known nuclear genetic material ... From Table 1.1, which gives the standard genetic code, it can be seen that ..."

4. Truth and Consequences of the Genetic Revolution": Human Genetic Research edited by Lisa M. Matocq (2000)
"So, the practical use of this concept of the universal genetic code is at the heart of what we call genetic engineering and its commercial application, ..."

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