genetic code

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1. the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells (noun.group)

hypernym	:	order, ordering, ordination,
definition	:	logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements (noun.group)

hyponym	:	triplet code,
definition	:	the normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific amino acid (noun.group)