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Table of DNA Base Triplets, RNA Codons & Anticodons In HTML
Wayne P. Armstrong Updated 8 Feb 2021

Amino Acid
Coding DNA Strand
Base Triplets
Not Transcribed
Template DNA Strand
Base Triplets
Transcribed
Messenger RNA Codons
Complementary To Template DNA
ID To Coding DNA (Except T/U)
Transfer RNA Anticodons
Complementary To
M-RNA Codons
alanine
 GCT, GCC, GCA, GCG 
 CGA, CGG, CGT, CGC 
 GCU, GCC, GCA, GCG 
 CGA, CGG, CGU, CGC 
arginine
CGT, CGC, CGA, CGG
AGA, AGG
GCA, GCG, GCT, GCC
TCT, TCC
CGU, CGC, CGA, CGG
AGA, AGG
GCA, GCG, GCU, GCC
UCU, UCC
asparagine
AAT, AAC
TTA, TTG
AAU, AAC
UUA, UUG
aspartic acid
GAT, GAC
CTA, CTG
GAU, GAC
CUA, CUG
cysteine
TGT, TGC
ACA, ACG
UGU, UGC
ACA, ACG
glutamic acid
GAA, GAG
CTT, CTC
GAA, GAG
CUU, CUC
glutamine
CAA, CAG
GTT, GTC
CAA, CAG
GUU, GUC
glycine
GGT, GGC, GGA, GGG
CCA, CCG, CCT, CCC
GGU, GGC, GGA, GGG
CCA, CCG, CCU, CCC
histidine
CAT, CAC
GTA, GTG
CAU, CAC
GUA, GUG
isoleucine
ATT, ATC, ATA
TAA, TAG, TAT
AUU, AUC, AUA
UAA, UAG, UAU
leucine
TTA, TTG, CTT, CTC
CTA, CTG
AAT, AAC, GAA, GAG
GAT, GAC
UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC
CUA, CUG
AAU, AAC, GAA, GAG
GAU, GAC
lysine
AAA, AAG
TTT, TTC
AAA, AAG
UUU, UUC
methionine
(start)
ATG
TAC
AUG
UAC
phenylalanine
TTT, TTC
AAA, AAG
UUU, UUC
AAA, AAG
proline
CCT, CCC, CCA, CCG
GGA, GGG, GGT, GGC
CCU, CCC, CCA, CCG
GGA, GGG, GGU, GGC
serine
TCT, TCC, TCA, TCG
AGT, AGC
AGA, AGG, AGT, AGC
TCA, TCG
UCU, UCC, UCA, UCG
AGU, AGC
AGA, AGG, AGU, AGC
UCA, UCG
stop
TAA, TAG, TGA
ATT, ATC, ACT
UAA, UAG, UGA
AUU, AUC, ACU
threonine
ACT, ACC, ACA, ACG
TGA, TGG, TGT, TGC
ACU, ACC, ACA, ACG
UGA, UGG, UGU, UGC
tryptophan
TGG
ACC
UGG
ACC
tyrosine
TAT, TAC
ATA, ATG
UAU, UAC
AUA, AUG
valine
GTT, GTC, GTA, GTG
CAA, CAG, CAT, CAC
GUU, GUC, GUA, GUG
CAA, CAG, CAU, CAC

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