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Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay
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Definition
: An mRNA metabolic process that distinguishes a normal STOP CODON from a premature stop codon (NONSENSE CODON) and facilitates rapid degradation of aberrant mRNAs containing premature stop codons.
See Also
RNA Cleavage
Other names
mRNA Decay, Nonsense-
Mediated; Decay, Nonsense-
Mediated mRNA; Nonsense-
Mediated mRNA Decay