Open reading frame (ORF): an RNA sequenceplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSequence: the precise order of monomers in a polymer. In DNA, it refers to the order of G, A, T, and C nucleotides. In RNA, it refers to the order of G, A, U, and C nucleotides. In proteins, it refers to the order of amino acids. that begins with a start codonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigStart codon: usually the first AUG RNA sequence starting from the 5' end of the mRNA and reading in the 3' direction. AUG signals the ribosome to start translation. AUG also codes for the amino acid methionine. and continues for at least a defined distance (usually 100 codonsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigCodon: a three nucleotide sequence that is read by the ribosome and specifies an amino acid that is added to a growing poplypeptide chain based on the genetic code., or 300 nucleotidesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigNucleotide: molecules that are polymerized to form nucleic acids (DNA or RNA). Includes dNTPs and NTPs. long) without encountering an in-frame stop codonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigStop codon: a codon that instructs the ribosome to terminate translation. Stop codons are UGA, UAG, or UAA in the universal genetic code..
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