Evolution of the mitochondrial genetic code II. Reassignment of codon AUA from isoleucine to methionine

1989/11/01 by Syozo Osawa, Takeshi Ohama, Thomas H. Jukes +2 · 8 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Amino acid #Biology #Codon usage bias #Gene #Genetic code #Genetics #Genome #Isoleucine #Leucine #Messenger RNA #Metabolism and Genetic Disorders #Methionine #Mitochondrial Function and Pathology #RNA #RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms #Start codon #Stop codon #Transfer RNA #Translation (biology)

paper · doi:10.1007/bf02602907

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