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Definition of UAA
Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026
UAA: A triplet consisting of uracil, adenine, adenine, in that order, that acts as a stop codon in messenger RNA (mRNA), signaling the termination of translation of an mRNA molecule and the release of the nascent polypeptide chain.