Chapter 11, Problem 11.30PP

Summary Introduction

To enlist:

The difference between a codon and an anticodon.

Introduction:

The genetic information in a nucleotide sequence is present in the form of codons. Each codon is a three base sequence in the $\text{mRNA}$ which codes for specific amino acid. Transfer RNA is a single stranded molecule which double backs on itself to generate anticodon regions where complementary base bind to each other through hydrogen bonding. The anticodon present in $\text{tRNA}$ binds to the codons of $\text{mRNA}$.