TRANSLATION STOP SIGNAL
\tɹanslˈe͡ɪʃən stˈɒp sˈɪɡnə͡l], \tɹanslˈeɪʃən stˈɒp sˈɪɡnəl], \t_ɹ_a_n_s_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n s_t_ˈɒ_p s_ˈɪ_ɡ_n_əl]\
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Any codon that signals the termination of genetic translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC). PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS bind to the stop codon and trigger the hydrolysis of the aminoacyl bond connecting the completed polypeptide to the tRNA. Terminator codons do not specify amino acids.
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