KEY TERMS

genetic code

codon

transfer RNA (tRNA)

aminoacyl-tRNA

aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase

anticodon

translation

degenerate code

codon family

wobble base

wobble position

wobble hypothesis

reading frame

initiation codon

start codon

termination codon

stop codon

open reading frame (ORF)

missense mutation

silent mutation

transition mutation

nonsense mutation

suppressor tRNA

codon bias