English Explanatory Dictionary

initiation codon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

initiation codon initiation codons

Synonyms

start codon
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