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Which of the following would occur when a UAG or UAA codon is encountered by RNA polymerase?Initiation of translationTerminationSilent MutationTranslation of Tyrosine

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Which of the following would occur when a UAG or UAA codon is encountered by RNA polymerase?Initiation of translationTerminationSilent MutationTranslation of Tyrosine

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When a UAG or UAA codon is encountered by RNA polymerase, termination of translation would occur. These are known as stop codons and signal the end of protein synthesis.

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