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What is a stop codon?

What is a stop codon? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (biology) 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.
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We report 3 cases with 1 homozygous and 2 heterozygous mutations at codon 37 causing a premature stop codon.
Introduction of stop codon and consistent inheritance of the mutation with the disorder indicated its pathogenic nature.
In transcription and expression studies, sT-Ag terminates at a stop codon within the LT-Ag intron.
The researchers changed the anticodon in their new tRNA to match up with the UAG stop codon instead of the codon for glutamine.
To begin with, these trials will concern the exon skipping and stop codon approaches, developed respectively by Prosensa and PTC Therapeutics.
The start codon appeared at position 77 bp and the stop codon at 1629 bp.

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