Peptide Chain Termination, Translational

**Definition:** A process of GENETIC TRANSLATION whereby the terminal amino acid is added to a lengthening polypeptide. This termination process is signaled from the MESSENGER RNA, by one of three termination codons (CODON, TERMINATOR) that immediately follows the last amino acid-specifying CODON.

**Tree numbers:** - G02.111.660.871.720 - G03.734.871.720

**Synonyms:** - Chain Termination, Peptide, Translational - Protein Chain Termination, Translational - Translation Termination, Protein - Translational Peptide Chain Termination - Translation Termination, Genetic - Protein Biosynthesis Termination - Protein Translation Termination - Translational Termination, Protein