The start codon is the same for prokaryotes and eukaryotes. What is the start codon?
1 Answer
Oct 29, 2015
The start codon is a combinaison of three nucleic acids : usually AUG of GUG ; that is recognized by the ribosome which is essential to start the proteic traduction from the RNA. The start codon codes for a methionin.
It's a message understood as "Hey ! Start here !"
(Dr. Jerrod Hunter Genetics)
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