Describe the role of a release factor at the end of translation.

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Describe the role of a release factor at the end of translation.

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Translation is the process by which proteins are formed by reading the sequences of nucleotides present in the mRNA. Ribosomes, tRNA, mRNA, and several other factors are involved in this basic cellular process. Initiation, elongation, and termination are the three stages of translation.

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