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Synthesis of a protein stops when

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Answer:Termination of protein synthesis occurs at a specific signal in the mRNA. The polypeptide chain polymerization process ceases when a ribosome reaches one of three stop signs (codons) on the mRNA. These codons are UAA, UAG, and UGA.

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