NALT

Preferred term

start codon

Topic

A codon that directs initiation of protein translation (translation, genetic) by stimulating the binding of initiator tRNA (RNA, transfer, MET). In prokaryotes, the codons AUG or GUG can act as initiators while in eukaryotes, AUG is the only initiator codon.

codons

initiation codon

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

35188

Spanish

codón de partida

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/27634

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 5/15/18