Translation termination occurs when a ribosome interacts with a stop codon. Stop codons (UAA, UAG, UGA) signal the end of protein synthesis, leading to the release of the newly synthesized polypeptide chain from the ribosome.
Translation termination occurs when a ribosome interacts with which of the following structures?
the end of the mRNA molecule.
a stop codon
the 5' cap
the poly-A tail
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