The classes you'll need to take earn an associate's degree will vary depending on the type of program in which you've enrolled. Typically, you'll need to take around 60 credit hours and meet your program's general education and concentration requirements. All associate's degree programs are similar in structure.
Start codon. The start codon is the first codon of a messenger RNA (mRNA) transcript translated by a ribosome. The start codon always codes for methionine in eukaryotes and a modified Met (fMet) in prokaryotes. The most common start codon is AUG.
1. codon-a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid.. A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides constituting the genetic code that determines the insertion of a specific amino acid in a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis or the signal to stop protein synthesis.