Genetic code
The genetic code is the set of rules by which information encoded within genetic material (DNA or mRNA sequences) can be both translated into proteins by living cells or transcribed into non-coding RNAs that serve as regulatory tools in gene regulation. Biological decoding is accomplished by the ribosome, which links amino acids in an order specified by mRNA, using transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules to carry amino acids and to read the mRNA three nucleotides at a time. The genetic code is highly similar among all organisms and can be expressed in a simple table with 64 entries.