💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Start codon"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| initiation codonnoun | (genetics) 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 |
| codonnoun | (biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation. |
| stop codonnoun | (biology, genetics, biochemistry) a sequence of three RNA nucleotides (A, C, G or U) that instruct the synthesis, or translation, of a protein to stop. The three-letter stop codon sequences have been given names: "UAG" is amber, "UGA" is opal, and "UAA" is ochre. |
| termination codonnoun | Synonym of stop codon. |
| stopcodonnoun | Alternative form of stop codon. [(biology, genetics, biochemistry) a sequence of three RNA nucleotides (A, C, G or U) that instruct the synthesis, or translation, of a protein to stop. The three-letter stop codon sequences have been given names: "UAG" is amber, "UGA" is opal, and "UAA" is ochre.] |
| anticodonnoun | (genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis. |
| intercodonnoun | (genetics) Between codons |
| ambernoun | A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. |
| genetic codenoun | (genetics) The set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins. |
| translationnoun | The conversion of text from one language to another. |
| open reading framenoun | (genetics) A sequence of DNA triplets, between the initiator and terminator codons, that can be transcribed into mRNA and later translated into protein. |
| leader sequencenoun | (genetics) The sequence at the 5' end of an mRNA molecule that is not translated into protein. |
| canonical sequencenoun | a sequence of DNA, RNA, or amino acids that reflects the most common choice of base or amino acid at each position. |
| mrnanoun | (countable, biochemistry) A strand of messenger RNA. |
| 5′ capnoun | (biochemistry) A specially altered nucleotide end to the 5′ end of precursor messenger RNA and some other primary RNA transcripts as found in eukaryotes and caliciviruses, vital to creating mature messenger RNA which is then able to undergo translation. |
| shine-dalgarno sequencenoun | (biochemistry) A ribosomal binding site in the mRNA of prokaryotes. |
| homocodonnoun | (genetics) A length of repeated codons in a nucleic acid |
| c-terminusnoun | (biochemistry) The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free carboxyl group. |
| deduced amino acid sequencenoun | (biochemistry) a sequence of amino acids predicted from a sequence of nucleotides using information about codons used in a particular organism |
| isodecodernoun | (biochemistry) Either of a pair of transfer RNA molecules that share the same anticodon |
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