Glossary 3.4

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The glossary provides definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts essential to understand the topic in the lesson. Be sure to familiarize yourself with each term before attempting the lesson glossary quiz.
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Small Ribonucleoprotein (snRNP

a protein that binds to introns and signals them for removal

Spliceosome

an enzyme-protein complex that removes introns from the mRNA

Start Codon (Initiator Codon)

the codon that signals the start of a polypeptide chain and initiates translation

Stop Codon

a codon that signals the end of a polypeptide chain and causes the ribosome to terminate translation