Question

What are codons?

Answer 1

A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides that hold the code for an amino acid.

Explanation:

Here is an example of a codon in DNA.

ATG

Now, if we transcribe it into mRNA, we get...

UAC

And if we translate it into tRNA, we get...

AUG

Now, use the amino acid table and the mRNA codon to get the amino acid.

The amino acid is "Tyr," which stands for "Tyrosine."