Mesh term Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay
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RNA Stability
Description
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.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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