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amber codon [′am·bər ′kō‚dän] (virology) The polypeptide chain-termination messenger-RNA codon UAG, which brings about the termination of protein translation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The scientists' altered tRNA, however, reads
the amber codon as if it were glutamine and adds that amino acid,
enabling the protein to grow to its normal length. |
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