ctg
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A three-letter DNA code that tells the cell to add leucine to a protein
- noun
- Specialized
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codón CTG
- The codon CTG specifies leucine in the genetic code during protein synthesis.
Examples
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In the DNA strand, the CTG combination is crucial for coding the amino acid leucine.
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And because normal DNA is supposed to be CTG AG, your custom probe won't be a good match.
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Researchers studied the CTG sequence to understand its role in gene expression.
Synonyms
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Three chemical parts of DNA or RNA that often code for one building block of proteins
is a specific three-nucleotide sequence that codes for leucine during protein synthesis
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ctg is also a DNA codon made of the three letters C, T, G that stand for 'cytosine', 'thymine', and 'guanine', and this three-letter code tells the cell to add the amino acid leucine.
