what's an anticodon?

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what's an anticodon?

2007-11-29 12:01:04 · 2 answers · asked by dearestelle 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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An anticodon is a 3-base sequence on tRNA that has to match the codon on mRNA.

2007-11-29 12:05:28 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The anticodon region of a transfer RNA is a sequence of three bases that are complementary to a codon in the messenger RNA. During translation , the bases of the anticodon form complementary base pairs witht the bases of the codon by forming the appropriate hydrogen bonds.

2007-11-29 20:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋