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stop codon

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|biology|genetics|biochemistry}} a [[sequence]] of three [[RNA]] [[nucleotide]]s ([[A]], [[C]], [[G]] or [[U]]) that instruct the synthesis, or [[translation]], of a [[protein]] to stop. The three-letter stop codon sequences have been given names: "UAG" is ''[[amber]]'', "UGA" is ''[[opal]]'', and "UAA" is ''[[ochre]]''.

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