what is a condon?(not a condom)?

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what is a condon?(not a condom)?

2007-08-21 12:17:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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It's a series of 3 base pairs (Adenosine, Guanine, Cytosine, or Uracil) on an mRNA molecule, which code for an amino acid. A group of amino acids is a protein, which are integral to our systems as a whole.

2007-08-21 12:25:07 · answer #1 · answered by whiteflame55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A typo? Or weird lettering. half the time I read "r"'s as "n"'s.
Where'd you read it? That might give us a hint.

(On second thought and on scoping out the other answers, whiteflame55's answer seems about right.)

2007-08-21 19:26:47 · answer #2 · answered by anjelawolfe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

An Irish name, and also a city in Oregon, USA.

2007-08-21 19:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋