| Term Name: | translational readthrough |
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| Synonyms: | natural nonsense suppression |
| Definition: | The continuation of translation beyond a stop codon by the use of a special tRNA that recognizes the UAG and UGA codons as modified amino acids, rather than as termination codons. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006451] QuickGO AmiGO |