Start codon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006052",
  "term": "Start codon",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A codon that directs initiation of protein translation (translation, genetic) by stimulating the binding of initiator tRNA (RNA, transfer, MET). In prokaryotes, the codons AUG or GUG can act as initiators while in eukaryotes, AUG is the only initiator codon.",
  "synonyms": [
    "initiation codon"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "codons",
    "stop codon",
    "translation (genetics)"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2018",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "codón de partida"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/start-codon/"
}