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start codon

 
–noun Genetics.
a codon that starts the synthesis of a protein molecule.
Also called chain initiation codon, initiation codon, initiator codon.
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chain initiation codon  
n.  See start codon.
start codon  
n.  Either of two codons, AUG or GUG, that signal the initiation of translation and the first amino acid in a polypeptide chain. Also called chain initiation codon.
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