start codon
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The reading frame for translation is set by the AUG start codon near the 5' end of the mRNA.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
In addition to specifying the amino acid methionine, it also serves as the start codon to initiate translation.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Once at the cap, the initiation complex tracks along the mRNA in the 5' to 3' direction, searching for the AUG start codon.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Following the start codon, mRNA is read three bases at a time, until it reaches one of three different “stop” codons, which end translation.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
The initiator tRNA interacts with the AUG start codon, and links to a special form of the amino acid methionine that is typically removed from the polypeptide after translation is complete.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
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