Meanings
noungenetic code (plural genetic codes)
plural genetic codes
- biologyThe set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins.
Translations
Bulgarian генетичен код
- генетичен код (genetičen kod)rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Catalan codi genètic
- codi genèticrules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Chinese Mandarin 遺傳密碼 /遗传密码, 遺傳編碼 /遗传编码
- 遺傳密碼 /遗传密码 (yíchuán mìmǎ)rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
- 遺傳編碼 /遗传编码 (yíchuán biānmǎ)rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Czech genetický kód
- genetický kódrules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Dutch genetische code
- genetische coderules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Finnish geneettinen koodi
- geneettinen koodirules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
French code génétique
- code génétiquerules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
German genetischer Code
- genetischer Coderules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Hungarian genetikai kód
- genetikai kódrules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Icelandic erfðalykill, erfðakóði
- erfðalykillrules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
- erfðakóðirules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
- erfðatáknrófrules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
- erfðarófrules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Italian codice genetico
- codice geneticorules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Japanese 遺伝情報
- 遺伝情報 (iden-jōhō)rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Polish kod genetyczny
- kod genetycznyrules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Portuguese código genético
- código genéticorules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Romanian cod genetic
- cod geneticrules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Russian генети́ческий код
- генети́ческий код (genetíčeskij kod)rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Slovak genetický kód
- genetický kódrules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Spanish código genético
- código genéticorules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Swedish genetisk kod
- genetisk kodrules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Ukrainian генети́чний код
- генети́чний код (henetýčnyj kod)rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins
Cite this entry
APA
genetic code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genetic%20code
MLA
“genetic code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genetic%20code. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genetic code,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genetic%20code.
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