TRIPLET CODE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific amino acid

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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("triplet code" is a kind of...):

genetic code (the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells)

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