About The Medical Condition Initiation Codon

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Initiation Codon

Initiation Codon Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Initiation Codon Medical Condition

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

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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