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Phenomena and Processes [G] » Genetic Phenomena [G05] » Genetic Structures » Genome » Genome Components » Genes » Gene Components » Codon » Codon, Terminator
Description
Any codon that signals the termination of genetic translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC). PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS bind to the stop codon and trigger the hydrolysis of the aminoacyl bond connecting the completed polypeptide to the tRNA. Terminator codons do not specify amino acids. MeSH
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Codon, Nonsense
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