initiation complex


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initiation complex

[i‚nish·ē′ā·shən ‚käm‚pleks]
(cell and molecular biology)
An intermediate of protein synthesis consisting of messenger ribonucleic acid, initiator codons, initiation factors, and initiator transfer ribonucleic acid.
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