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stopcodon

stopcodon is the alternative form of stop codon.

Meaning of stop codon

Noun

stop codon (plural stop codon)

  1. a sequence of three RNA nucleotides (A, C, G or U) that instruct the synthesis, or translation, of a protein to stop. The three-letter stop codon sequences have been given names: "UAG" is amber, "UGA" is opal, and "UAA" is ochre.

Forms of stopcodon

pluralstopcodons

Questions about stopcodon

What is stopcodon the alternative form of?
Stopcodon is the alternative form of stop codon.

Words near stopcodon in the dictionary

  1. stopclocks
  2. stopcock
  3. stopcocked
  4. stopcocking
  5. stopcocks
  6. stopcodon
  7. stopcodons
  8. stope
  9. stoped
  10. stoper
  11. stoperator

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