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The three codons UAA (ochre), UAG (amber), and UGA (opal) that do not code for an amino acid but act as signals for the termination of protein synthesis.

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Punctuation codons are the three stop codons in the genetic code: UAA, UAG, and UGA. These codons signal the termination of translation during protein synthesis.

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