Release Factors of Translation Recognize the Codon

Question

Release factors of translation recognize the codon
A)AUG.
B)GUA.
C)UGA.
D)GGA.
E)UUU.

Accepted Answer

Release factors of translation recognize stop codons, not start or coding codons. AUG is a start codon, while UGA is one of the three stop codons (along with UAA and UAG) that signal the end of protein synthesis.