a sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or serves as a start or stop signal in the translation process
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Some codons have dual functions, serving both as amino acid codons and stop signals.
Деякі кодони мають подвійні функції, служачи як кодонами амінокислот, так і стоп-сигналами.