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What name is assigned to aug, which stands for methionine with which all mrna molecules start?
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What name is assigned to aug, which stands for methionine with which all mrna molecules start?

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The name assigned to AUG is START CODON.
The start codon is the first codon of the messenger RNA transcript which is translated by ribosome. The start codon usually codes for methionine in eukaryotes and a modified methione in prokaryotes.
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