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When GUG acts as the Start codon, does it code for methionine or valine?
Asked by sumayiah2000 | 29 Aug, 2019, 12:23: PM
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AUG is the start codon in translation which codes for the amino acid methionine. GUG is a codon which codes for amino acid valine. However, if AUG is absent, then GUG acts as a start codon and codes for methionine, as starting codon for protein synthesis. In an ambiguous code, one codon can code for more than one amino acid.

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