Read the following passage and answer if the question is true or false.
Passage: The coding region of a gene, also known as the CDS (from CoDing Sequence), is that portion of a gene's DNA or RNA that codes for protein. The region usually begins at the 5' end by a start codon and ends at the 3' end with a stop codon.

Question: is the stop codon part of the coding region?

Is the answer True or False? Respond with only "True" or "False" and no additional text.
False. The stop codon marks the end of the coding region.