anticodon, The anticodon are three consecutive nitrogen bases that are exposed. They are for the recognition of complementary nitrogen bases on the mRNA. As the three consecutive nitrogen bases on mRNA is called a codon, so, these three exposed nitrogen bases on tRNA is called the anticodon.
The mRNA bases are grouped into sets of three, called codons. Each codon has a complementary set of bases, called an anticodon. Anticodons are a part of transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules. Attached to each tRNA molecule is an amino acid -- in this case, the amino acid is methionine (met).
