Stop codons
U Are Away, U Are Gone, U Go Away
A nonsense mutation creates one of these codons and causes premature chain termination.
It does not mention that UGA can encode selenocysteine in special contexts.
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U Are Away, U Are Gone, U Go Away. It helps you recall: Stop codons.
U Are Away: stop (ochre)
U Are Gone: stop (amber)
U Go Away: stop (opal)
UAA: U Are Away: stop (ochre); UAG: U Are Gone: stop (amber); UGA: U Go Away: stop (opal).
It belongs to Molecular biology and genetics in Biochemistry.
It does not mention that UGA can encode selenocysteine in special contexts.
A nonsense mutation creates one of these codons and causes premature chain termination.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Biochemistry question about Molecular biology and genetics.
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