How does DNA determine an organism’s characteristics? A process called translation decodes RNA created during transcription, and uses it to create proteins that perform specific cellular functions.
The code of life is simple. Four genetic letters arranged in triplets—called codons—encode amino acids. These are the building blocks of proteins, the machinery that powers life. But the genetic code ...
The synthetic DNA contains 61 codons, as opposed to the 64 typically found in living organisms NIAID via Flickr under CC BY SA-2.0 Researchers from England’s Medical Research Council Laboratory of ...