Anticodon

Real World Example

Imagine you're trying to find the right key to open a specific lock on your front door after a long day. Just as each key has a unique set of grooves that must precisely match the pattern in the lock to gain entry, an anticodon on a tRNA molecule has a specific sequence of three bases that must precisely pair with the complementary three bases of an mRNA codon to function correctly. In this analogy, the key represents the anticodon, the lock symbolizes the mRNA codon, and the process of the key fitting into the lock to open the door mirrors the tRNA aligning with the mRNA to ensure the accurate addition of amino acids during protein synthesis.