Meaning Chain-termination codon
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Chain-termination codon


A set of three adjacent bases in the DNA or their complementary bases in messenger RNA that specifies the end of a polypeptide chain. The three chain-termination codons (in messenger RNA) are UAA, UAG, and UGA. They are also called termination codons, stop codons, or nonsense codons. U = uracil; A = adenine; G = guanine.
Source: medicinenet.com




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