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start codon

start codon noun: the codon at which translation of mRNA into protein starts, encoding the first amino acid.

Noun

start codon (plural start codons)

  1. The codon at which translation of mRNA into protein starts, encoding the first amino acid.

start codon meaning in Tamil

start codon in Tamil

தொடக்கநிலைக் குறியன்

Synonyms of start codon

Forms of start codon

pluralstart codons

Origin of start codon

start (“indicating first, initial”) + codon

Questions about start codon

What does start codon mean?
Start codon means the codon at which translation of mRNA into protein starts, encoding the first amino acid.
What is start codon in Tamil?
Start codon in Tamil is தொடக்கநிலைக் குறியன். See Start codon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is start codon?
Start codon is a noun.
What is the plural of start codon?
The plural of start codon is start codons.

Words near start codon in the dictionary

  1. start back
  2. start back in
  3. start back on
  4. Start button
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  6. start codon
  7. start codons
  8. start from where you are
  9. start in
  10. start in on
  11. start into

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Adapted from Wiktionary: start codon (page history and authors); start codon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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