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initiation codons

initiation codons is the plural of initiation codon.

Meaning of initiation codon

Noun

initiation codon (plural initiation codons)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    start codon

Questions about initiation codons

What is initiation codons the plural of?
Initiation codons is the plural of initiation codon.

Words near initiation codons in the dictionary

  1. initiating
  2. initiation
  3. initiation ceremonies
  4. initiation ceremony
  5. initiation codon
  6. initiation codons
  7. initiational
  8. initiationism
  9. initiations
  10. initiative
  11. initiatively

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