Most codons in messenger RNA (from DNA) correspond to the addition of an amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain, which may ultimately become a protein. Stop codons signal the termination of this process by binding release factors, which cause the ribosomal subunits to disassociate, releasing the amino acid chain.
V-chip is a generic term for technology used in television set receivers in Canada, Brazil and the USA, which allows the blocking of programs based on their ratings category. It is intended for use by parents to manage their children's television viewing.
VMware Player is a free software designed by VMware for Windows and Linux-based PCs. It is designed to help users create and run virtual machines on their PC. It allows users to run VMs made by VMware Fusion, VMware Workstation, VMware ESX, VMware Server. It also offers support for Symantec LiveState Recovery disk formats and Microsoft virtual machines. This software allows users to evaluate software designed as virtual appliance.