Nonsense codon

Nonsense codon
A set of three adjacent bases in the DNA or their complementary bases in messenger RNA that specifies the premature end of a polypeptide chain. The three nonsense codons in messenger RNA are UAA, UAG, and UGA. When these codons are in their normal locations at the end of a sequence coding for a normal polypeptide, they are called termination or stop codons. U = uracil; A = adenine; G = guanine.

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