stop_codon (CURRENT_RELEASE) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0000319 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | In mRNA, a set of three nucleotides that indicates the end of information for protein synthesis. In genomic sequence, a stop codon may be only one or two nucleotides where the additional nucleotides are provided in the RNA via polyadenylation. |
| Synonyms: | stop codon |
| DB Xrefs: | SO: ke |
| Parent: | codon (SO:0000360) |
| Children: | amber_stop_codon (SO:0002333) |
| ochre_stop_codon (SO:0002334) | |
| opal_stop_codon (SO:0002335) | |
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