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Mitochondrial genetic codes evolve to match amino acid requirements of proteins.

Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Jan 2005

Swire Jonathan, Judson Olivia P, Burt Austin

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Mitochondria often use genetic codes different from the standard genetic code. Now that many mitochondrial genomes have been sequenced, these variant codes provide the first opportunity to examine empirically the processes that produce new genetic codes. The key question is: Are codon reassignments the sole result of mutation and genetic drift? Or are they the result of natural selection? Here we present an...

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PMID: 15696375
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-0077-9

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