start codon
noun
: a genetic codon in messenger RNA that stimulates the binding of a transfer RNA which starts protein synthesis
… the AUG codon for methionine functions as the start codon in the vast majority of mRNAs.—Harvey Lodish et al., Molecular Cell Biology, 6th edition
called also initiation codon
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