mitochondrial translational initiation

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The process preceding formation of the peptide bond between the first two amino acids of a protein in a mitochondrion. This includes the formation of a complex of the ribosome, mRNA, and an initiation complex that contains the first aminoacyl-tRNA. [ GOC:mah ]

Synonyms: mitochondrial translation initiation