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CAG (codon): A DNA sequence (made up of cytosine, adenine and guanine) coding for the amino acid glutamine. [e]
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Parent topics
- Genetics [r]: The study of the inheritance of characteristics, genes and DNA. [e]
- Genetic code [r]: Correlation between RNA codons and protein amino acids. [e]
- DNA [r]: A macromolecule — chemically, a nucleic acid — that stores genetic information. [e]
- Codon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- CAG-repeat diseases [r]: A group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by elevated amounts of CAG repeats. [e]
Subtopics
- Cytosine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Adenine [r]: A base incorporated into DNA and RNA and part of an energy carrier, as ATP, in metabolism. [e]
- Guanine [r]: Natural biomolecule used as one of the five bases in RNA and DNA. [e]
- Glutamine [r]: A polar, neutral amino acid, the amide version of glutamic acid. [e]
- Trinucleotide repeat disorder [r]: A group of genetic disorders characterized by elevated amounts of DNA triplets. [e]
- Huntington's disease [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Kennedy syndrome [r]: An X-linked recessive form of spinal muscular atrophy due to a mutation of the gene encoding the androgen receptor. [e]
- Spinocerebellar ataxia [r]: Add brief definition or description