Parallel evolution of the genetic code in arthropod mitochondrial genomes.

The genetic code provides the translation table necessary to transform the information contained in DNA into the language of proteins. In this table, a correspondence between each codon and each amino acid is established: tRNA is the main adaptor that links the two. Although the genetic code is near...

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Main Authors: Federico Abascal, David Posada, Robin D Knight, Rafael Zardoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040127