Question: Each L 4 V 4 segment in the kappa light chain locus on chromosome 2 consists of two coding exons, one for the leader peptide

Each L4V4 segment in the kappa light chain locus on chromosome 2 consists of two coding exons, one for the leader peptide and one for the variable portion of the kappa light chain. Would you expect to find a stop codon at the end of the coding sequence in the second (V4) exon?

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