Codon, Terminator

"Codon, Terminator" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Any codon that signals the termination of genetic translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC). PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS bind to the stop codon and trigger the hydrolysis of the aminoacyl bond connecting the completed polypeptide to the tRNA. Terminator codons do not specify amino acids.

Descriptor ID	D018388
MeSH Number(s)	D13.444.735.544.355.250 G05.360.335.355.250 G05.360.340.024.340.137.190.250
Concept/Terms	Codon, Terminator Codon, Terminator Codons, Terminator Terminator Codons Codon, Termination Codons, Termination Termination Codon Termination Codons Stop Codon Stop Signal, Translation Stop Signals, Translation Translation Stop Signal Translation Stop Signals Codon, Stop Codons, Stop Stop Codons Terminator Codon Ochre Stop Codon Ochre Stop Codon Codons, Ochre Stop Ochre Stop Codons Stop Codon, Ochre Stop Codons, Ochre Stop Codon UAA Codon UAA, Stop UAA, Stop Codon Ochre Codon Codon, Ochre Codons, Ochre Ochre Codons UAA Codon Codon, UAA Codons, UAA UAA Codons Codon, Ochre Stop UAA Stop Codon Codon, UAA Stop Codons, UAA Stop Stop Codon, UAA Stop Codons, UAA UAA Stop Codons TAA Codon Codon, TAA Codons, TAA TAA Codons Opal Stop Codon Opal Stop Codon Codons, Opal Stop Opal Stop Codons Stop Codon, Opal Stop Codons, Opal Stop Codon UGA Codon UGA, Stop Stop Codon UGAs UGA, Stop Codon Opal Codon Codon, Opal Codons, Opal Opal Codons UGA Codon Codon, UGA Codons, UGA UGA Codons Codon, Opal Stop UGA Stop Codon Codon, UGA Stop Codons, UGA Stop Stop Codon, UGA Stop Codons, UGA UGA Stop Codons TGA Codon Codon, TGA Codons, TGA TGA Codons Amber Stop Codon Amber Stop Codon Amber Stop Codons Codons, Amber Stop Stop Codon, Amber Stop Codons, Amber Stop Codon UAG Codon UAG, Stop UAG, Stop Codon Amber Codon Amber Codons Codon, Amber Codons, Amber TAG Codon Codon, TAG Codons, TAG TAG Codons UAG Codon Codon, UAG Codons, UAG UAG Codons Codon, Amber Stop UAG Stop Codon Codon, UAG Stop Codons, UAG Stop Stop Codon, UAG Stop Codons, UAG UAG Stop Codons Amber Terminator Codon Amber Terminator Codons Codon, Amber Terminator Codons, Amber Terminator Terminator Codon, Amber Terminator Codons, Amber

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Codon, Terminator".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13]
Nucleic Acids [D13.444]
RNA [D13.444.735]
RNA, Messenger [D13.444.735.544]
Codon [D13.444.735.544.355]
Codon, Terminator [D13.444.735.544.355.250]
Biological Sciences [G]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Genetic Structures [G05.360]
Genetic Code [G05.360.335]
Codon [G05.360.335.355]
Codon, Terminator [G05.360.335.355.250]
Genome [G05.360.340]
Genome Components [G05.360.340.024]
Genes [G05.360.340.024.340]
Gene Components [G05.360.340.024.340.137]
Codon [G05.360.340.024.340.137.190]
Codon, Terminator [G05.360.340.024.340.137.190.250]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Codon, Terminator".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Codon, Terminator".

Codon, Terminator
Codon, Nonsense

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2013	0	1	1

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