| Messenger RNA Codons | |||||||
| Second Base | |||||||
| U | C | A | G | ||||
| F i r s t B a s e | U | UUU phenylalanine UUC phenylalanine UUA leucine UUG leucine | UCU serine UCC serine UCA serine UCG serine | UAU tyrosine UAC tyrosine UAA stop UAG stop | UGU cysteine UGC cysteine UGA stop UGG tryptophan | U C A G | T h i r d B a s e |
| C | CUU leucine CUC leucine CUA leucine CUG leucine | CCU proline CCC proline CCA proline CCG proline | CAU histidine CAC histidine CAA glutamine CAG glutamine | CGU arginine CGC arginine CGA arginine CGG arginine | U C A G | ||
| A | AUU isoleucine AUC isoleucine AUA isoleucine AUG methionine | ACU threonine ACC threonine ACA threonine ACG threonine | AAU asparagine AAC asparagine AAA lysine AAG lysine | AGU serine AGC serine AGA arginine AGG arginine | U C A G | ||
| G | GUU valine GUC valine GUA valine GUG valine | GCU alanine GCC alanine GCA alanine GCG alanine | GAU aspartate GAC aspartate GAA glutamate GAG glutamate | GGU glycine GGC glycine GGA glycine GGG glycine | U C A G | ||
Abbreviated Names of Amino Acids
- Ala - alanine
- Arg - arginine
- Asn - asparagine
- Asp - aspartate
- Cys - cysteine
- Gln - glutamine
- Glu - glutamate
- Gly - glycine
- His - histidine
- Ile - isoleucine
- Leu - leucine
- Lys - lysine
- Met - methionine
- Phe - phenylanaline
- Pro - proline
- Ser - serine
- Thr - threonine
- Trp - tryptophan
- Tyr - tyrosine
- Val - valine