終しゅう止しコドン

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Meanings

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noun

stop codon; termination codon

Technical term in molecular biology; refers to a nucleotide triplet within mRNA that signals the termination of translation.

end, finish

止stop, halt

開かい始しコドン
開始コドン (start codon) initiates translation, while 終止コドン signals its termination.
コドン
コドン (codon) is the general term for a three-nucleotide unit; 終止コドン is a specific type that stops translation.

Compound of 終止 (shūshi, 'termination') and コドン (kodon, from English 'codon').