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From RNA codons to amino acids. Groups of 3 RNA bases, or codons, are translated by the ribosome into amino acids. AUG (which encodes the amino acid methionine) is the standard start codon. As it scans the mRNA, the ribosome adds amino acids to an increasingly long chain. When it reaches a stop codon, the completed protein is released.
