What is one particular function that the codons (UAA,UGA,or UAG)serve during protein synthesis?
A) UAA, UGA, and UAG are initiator codons, not termination codons.
B) They allow the mRNA to assume a variety of linear conformations.
C) These triplets cause frameshift mutations, but are not involved in termination.
D) They provide a substrate for the addition of the initiator amino acid.
E) They act in chain termination.

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The codons UAA, UGA, and UAG act as termination codons during protein synthesis, signaling the end of protein synthesis and leading to the release of the newly synthesized protein from the ribosome.

What Is One Particular Function That the Codons (UAA,UGA,or UAG)serve