(genetics) A codon that signals the first amino acid in a protein sequence; usually AUG, but sometimes GUG. Also known as start codon.
initiation codon
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 | deformylase |
| reading frame (cell and molecular biology) |
| start codon |
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- deformylase
- reading frame (cell and molecular biology)
- start codon
- aminopeptidase
