The term anticodon refers to the:
A)three pieces of DNA that are the code for a protein
B)three amino acids that make up a protein
C)three bases on the DNA or mRNA that are the code for one amino acid
D)three bases on the tRNA that complement those on the mRNA

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Anticodon refers specifically to the three bases on tRNA that complement and bind with the three bases on mRNA during translation in order to bring in the correct amino acid to be added to the growing protein chain. It is not related to DNA directly, nor does it refer to the amino acids themselves.

The Term Anticodon Refers to The