What signals the termination of translation?
A) The ribosome reaches a start codon.
B) The ribosome runs out of charged tRNAs.
C) The ribosome reaches a stop codon.
D) The ribosome reaches the end of the mRNA.
E) The polypeptide chain folds into a protein.

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Translation is terminated when the ribosome reaches a stop codon on the mRNA, which signals the release factors to disassemble the translation machinery.

What Signals the Termination of Translation