IB Biology D1.2 Definitions
This page contains our IB Biology definitions for D1.2. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Biology 'Protein synthesis'.
anticodon
A base sequence complementary to a codon. Often found on tRNA, complementary to mRNA.
codon
A sequence of three bases that codes for an amino acid
tRNA
A single-stranded molecule that contains an anticodon and an associated amino acid
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