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Diferentiate between initiation codons and termination condons?

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Definition of Codons**: - Codons are sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that correspond to specific amino acids or signal the termination of protein synthesis. 2. **Types of Codons**: - There are a total of 64 codons. Out of these, 61 codons code for amino acids, while 3 codons do not code for any amino acid and are known as stop codons. ...
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