About The Medical Condition Terminator Codon

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Terminator Codon

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Terminator Codon Medical Condition

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

Any codon that signals the termination of genetic translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC). PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS bind to the stop codon and trigger the hydrolysis of the aminoacyl bond connecting the completed polypeptide to the tRNA. Terminator codons do not specify amino acids.

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