Medical Definition of Initiation codon

1. The codon 5' AUG in mRNA, at which polypeptide synthesis is started. It is recognised by formylmethionyl tRNA in bacteria and by methionyl tRNA in eukaryotes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Initiation Codon

initial haematuria
initial heat
initial offering
initial public offering
initial rate
initial rhyme
initial velocity
initiate
initiated
initiates
initiating
initiating codon
initiation
initiation
initiations
initiation codon (current term)
initiation complex
initiation factor
initiation factors
initiation tRNA
initiative
initiatives
initiator
initiators
initiatory
initis
inject
inject
injectable
injectable

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