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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the role and importance of Methionine during Translation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i know it comes as AUG in codon

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but, does it have a major role, if so, what is its importance

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm talking about the amino acid, methionine

thomaster (thomaster):

Methionine (AUG) is called the start-codon. At this start codon, the translation of a MRNA transcript by ribosomes begins.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that's all it have?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks :)

thomaster (thomaster):

You're welcome :)

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