Genetic Function
translation initiation
trans·la·tion in·i·ti·a·tion
Definitions related to translation initiation:
  • Translation Initiation consists of cellular and enzymatic reactions that instigate the process by which polypeptides are synthesized on ribosomes from information in mRNA transcripts to specify the sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide chain.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (translational initiation) The process preceding formation of the peptide bond between the first two amino acids of a protein. This includes the formation of a complex of the ribosome, mRNA or circRNA, and an initiation complex that contains the first aminoacyl-tRNA.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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