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What 3 codons act as termination signals?

Answer 1

In the standard genetic code , there are three different termination codons i.e. amber, ochre and opal.

A stop codon, also known as a termination codon, is a triplet of nucleotides found in mRNA that indicates the end of protein translation in the genetic code.

UAG (amber), UAA (ochre), and UGA (opal) are RNA stop codons.

A stop codon is sufficient to initiate termination. Most mRNA codons correspond to the addition of an amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain. Stop codons signal the termination of this process by binding release factors, which causes the ribosomal subunits to dissociate and release the amino acid chain.

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Answer 2

Daniel Arnold

The three codons that act as termination signals are: UAA, UAG, and UGA.

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