Codon tables describe how the triplet codon of RNA (or DNA) is read by specific tRNAs to map to a particular amino acid. http://openwetware.org/wiki/Codon_table • The chart in the next slide is used to identify the codons that represent the 20 amino acids. • It is universal, meaning that it is used by all scientists. msdhaupt.acsd.wikispaces.net/file/.../How+to+Use+a+Codon+Chart.p...