stop codon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006081",
  "term": "stop codon",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "amber codon",
    "amber stop codon",
    "opal codon",
    "opal stop codon",
    "termination codon",
    "terminator codon"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "codons",
    "genetic suppression",
    "start codon",
    "suppressor genes",
    "nonsense mutation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2018",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "codón de detención"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/stop-codon/"
}