In the United States, approximately 1.5 to 3 percent of healthy cats are infected with FIV. Bite wounds are the primary means of transmission for FIV. Cats with FIV often have poor coat condition and persistent fever with a loss of appetite. A veterinarian will draw a blood sample for a test to detect the presence of antibodies in the blood.
anticodon. a triplet of nucleotides in transfer RNA that is complementary to the codon in messenger RNA that specifies the amino acid. Anticodon. The three nucleotides (shaded) on a transfer RNA bind to a complementary messenger RNA codon. From Dorland's, 2000.
Anticodon definition, a sequence of three nucleotides in a region of transfer RNA that recognizes a complementary coding triplet of nucleotides in messenger RNA during translation by the ribosomes in protein biosynthesis. See more.