How many stop codons are there?

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Stop codons:
Codons are a sequence of three nucleotides (triplet) that help in the recognition of specific amino acids during the translation process.
Stop codons signal the termination of the translation process.
The ribosomes fall off from the mRNA upon reaching the stop codons.
There are major three stop codons known as UAA, UAG, and UGA.

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