# premature termination codon

> amino acid-specifying codon that has been converted to a stop codon by mutation - its occurence is abnormal causing premature termination of protein translation

**Wikidata**: [Q30060492](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30060492)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/premature-termination-codon


## References

1. UMLS 2023