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Conserved Terminal Sequence in 18S rRNA May Represent Terminator Anticodons

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WE report here that the 3′-terminal octanucleotide sequences of 18S rRNA from yeast, Drosophila and rabbit reticulocytes are identical. The 3′-terminal hexanucleotide is complementary to known eukaryotic terminator codons suggesting a role for the 3′-end of the small rRNA in the termination of protein synthesis.

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DALGARNO, L., SHINE, J. Conserved Terminal Sequence in 18S rRNA May Represent Terminator Anticodons. Nature New Biology 245, 261–262 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio245261a0

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