Initiation codon Uncommon

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

A codon that signals the first amino acid to be used in the synthesis of the polypeptide chain of a protein; either AUG or GUG

See Also

gug protein amino acid aug signal polypeptide synthesis

Related Terms

gug protein amino acid aug signal polypeptide synthesis

Rhyming Words

don udon adon abdon pedon hedon redon mudon codon sidon addon eldon radon bidon lydon ladon jadon foldon mardon condon

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