開かい始しコドン

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noun

start codon; initiation codon

Technical term in molecular biology for the codon (usually AUG) that signals the start of translation.

commence, begin

終しゅう止しコドン
終止コドン is the stop codon that signals the end of translation, while 開始コドン signals the start.

Compound of 開始 (kaishi, 'start') and コドン (kodon, 'codon'), a direct translation of the English term 'start codon'.