stop codon

Noun

 * 1)  a sequence of three RNA nucleotides (A, C, G or U) that instruct the synthesis, or translation, of a protein to stop. The three-letter stop codon sequences have been given names: "UAG" is amber, "UGA" is opal, and "UAA" is ochre.

Translations

 * Finnish: lopetuskodoni
 * Japanese: 終止コドン
 * Swedish: