The Emergence Machine

Codon

physical · Biology · Level 9 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

codon emerges from genetic-code. It requires life.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “codon” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “codon”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
codon
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L3L2L1L0CodonGenetic CodeGeneticsGeneDnaCell… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesCodonL9CellL3Genetic CodeL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cell L3 (requires) Biology sense
    Codons are molecular sequences within cells that direct protein synthesis.
  • Genetic Code L8 (required)
    Understanding codon requires knowledge of genetic-code.