initiation codon English

Meaning initiation codon meaning

What does initiation codon mean?

initiation codon noun

— (genetics) 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

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start codon

initiator codon