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Preferred term

Codon, Terminator  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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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Entry terms

  • Codon, Stop
  • Codon, Termination
  • Stop Codon
  • Stop Signal, Translation
  • Terminator Codon

In other languages

  • French

  • Codon d'arrêt
  • Codon de terminaison
  • Codon terminateur
  • Signal d'arrêt de la traduction
  • Signal de terminaison de la traduction

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q2KTWT7J-9

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