start codon in English

Forms: start codons [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: start (“indicating first, initial”) + codon Etymology templates: {{m|en|start||indicating first, initial}} start (“indicating first, initial”), {{m|en|codon}} codon Head templates: {{en-noun}} start codon (plural start codons)

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        "3": "",
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      "tags": [
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "The codon at which translation of mRNA into protein starts, encoding the first amino acid."
      ],
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        ],
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        [
          "amino acid",
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "with an explanation of translation initiation in both prokaryote and eukaryote"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "initiation codon"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "codon at which translation starts",
          "word": "aloituskodoni"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kaishi-kodon",
          "sense": "codon at which translation starts",
          "word": "開始コドン"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "start codon"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "start",
        "3": "",
        "4": "indicating first, initial"
      },
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        "plural"
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    }
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      "expansion": "start codon (plural start codons)",
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    }
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        "The codon at which translation of mRNA into protein starts, encoding the first amino acid."
      ],
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          "mRNA",
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        [
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "initiation codon"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "codon at which translation starts",
      "word": "aloituskodoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaishi-kodon",
      "sense": "codon at which translation starts",
      "word": "開始コドン"
    }
  ],
  "word": "start codon"
}

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"start codon" meaning in English

Noun

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