Genetic Code

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Genetic Code
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Information stored in the genes that program the linear sequence of amino acids within the protein polypeptide chain synthesized during cell development. The agencies involved are DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). It is this information code (analogous to a computer language) that determines (1) the nature and type of an organism, i.e., its heredity, and (2) the kind of cell structure to be formed (muscle, bone, organ, etc.).See Protein; Amino Acid; Ribonuclease.