Coding Strand

When referring to DNA transcription, the coding strand is the DNA strand which has the same base sequence as the RNA transcript produced (although with thymine replaced by uracil). It is this strand which contains codons, while the non-coding strand contains anti codons.

Read more about Coding Strand:  Alternative Terms For Strands, Strands in Transcription Bubble, RNA-DNA Hybrid, Bibliography

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