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Codon, Initiation

Codon, Initiation Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Codon, Initiation Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Codon, Initiation?

A codon that directs initiation of protein translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC) by stimulating the binding of initiator tRNA (RNA, TRANSFER, MET). In prokaryotes, the codons AUG or GUG can act as initiators while in eukaryotes, AUG is the only initiator codon.

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