[Transversions and transitions].

Article

[Transversions and transitions].

Molekuliarnaia biologiia - 1 Jan 2000

Vol'kenshteĭn M V

Abstract excerpt

The investigation of 163 spontaneous point mutations of the human hemoglobin and the analysis of the genetic code make it possible to estimate the relative probability of transversions, which happens to be 0.30. From 23 possible nonsense mutations 15 are the transversions. Hence the genetic code...

Topics

Base Sequence
Codon
Genetic Code
Genetic Variation
Hemoglobin A
Humans
Probability
Protein Biosynthesis
Tryptophan

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