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How are there multiple startalternative initiation codons?

According to wikipedia and the original complete sequence of the K-12 genome, there are multiple non-AUG start codons includingsuch as GUG and UUG. How is this possible? I'm particularly curious about the mechanism of translation initiation in the absence of the canonical tRNAfMet.

How are there multiple start codons?

According to wikipedia and the original complete sequence of the K-12 genome, there are multiple non-AUG start codons including GUG and UUG. How is this possible? I'm particularly curious about the mechanism of translation initiation in the absence of tRNAfMet.

How are there alternative initiation codons?

According to wikipedia and the original complete sequence of the K-12 genome, there are multiple non-AUG start codons such as GUG and UUG. How is this possible? I'm particularly curious about the mechanism of translation initiation in the absence of the canonical tRNAfMet.

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bobthejoe
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How are there multiple start codons?

According to wikipedia and the original complete sequence of the K-12 genome, there are multiple non-AUG start codons including GUG and UUG. How is this possible? I'm particularly curious about the mechanism of translation initiation in the absence of tRNAfMet.