Article
Genetic code 1990. Outlook.
Experientia - 1 Dec 1990
Jukes T H
Abstract excerpt
The genetic code is evolving as shown by 9 departures from the universal code: 6 of them are in mitochondria and 3 are in nuclear codes. We propose that these changes are preceded by disappearance of a codon from coding sequences in mRNA of an organism or organelle. The function of the codon that...
Topics
- Anaerobiosis
- Anticodon
- Base Sequence
- Biological Evolution
- Codon
- Cysteine
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Formate Dehydrogenases
- Genetic Code
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Peptide Chain Termination, Translational
- Protein Biosynthesis
- RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
- RNA, Messenger
- RNA, Transfer
- Selenium
- Selenocysteine