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Definition of UAG
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
UAG: A triplet consisting of uracil, adenine, guanine, in that order, that acts as a stop codon in messenger RNA (mRNA), signaling the termination of translation of an mRNA molecule and the release of the nascent polypeptide chain.
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