====== Protein coding gene ======

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A [[protein]] coding [[gene]] consists of a [[promoter]] followed by the [[coding sequence]] for the protein and then a [[terminator]].

The [[promoter]] is a [[base pair]] sequence that specifies where [[transcription]] begins.

The coding sequence is a base-pair sequence that includes coding information for the [[polypeptide]] chain specified by the gene.

The terminator is a sequence that specifies the end of the [[mRNA]] transcript.