What is the difference between a codon and an anti-codon

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Gentry

10 October, 10:06

What is the difference between a codon and an anti-codon

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Nicolas Branch · Answer 1

A codon is found on the coding strand of double-stranded DNA and in the (single-stranded) mRNA ... The anticodon is found on the tRNA and is the part that base-pairs with the codon (on the mRNA) in order to bring the appropriate amino acid to the ribosome to be added to the growing peptide chain.