Types of Codons
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Degenerate code
Multiple codons encode the same amino acid.
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Reading frame
Codons do not overlap.
Each nucleotide belongs to one codon.
Set by the location of the initiation codon.
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Nonsense codon
A stop codon.
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Overlapping code
Genetic code where nucleotides can belong to multiple codons.
Generally not how proteins are encoded.
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Termination codon
UAA, UAG, and UGA—Causes translation to stop and the protein to be released from the ribosome.
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Initiation codon
Usually AUG (Met).
This initiates translation and sets the reading frame.
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Sense codon
Any codon that encodes an amino acid.
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