Question

Which is the most common start codon?

Answer 1

Codon:

1. It is a sequence of three nucleotides present in a DNA or RNA that encodes a particular amino acid in a polypeptide chain.
2. The start codon is the first codon of the messenger RNA transcript translated by the ribosome.
3. The start codon initiates the translation process.
4. The translation is the process of converting the sequences of m-RNA into a sequence of amino acids.
5. The most common start codon is AUG.
6. The start codon always encodes eukaryotic and archaeal methionine and bacterial, mitochondrial, and plastid n-formylmethionine.