nonsense triplet
[ nŏn′sĕns′, -səns ]
n.
A codon that causes the premature termination of a growing polypeptide chain, thus producing incomplete protein fragments.
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Words nearby nonsense triplet
nonself, nonself-antigen, nonsense, nonsense correlation, nonsense syllable, nonsense triplet, nonsense verse, nonsensical, nonsexist, nonsexual, nonsexual generation
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