tRNA Modification and Genetic Code Variations in Animal Mitochondria

In animal mitochondria, six codons have been known as nonuniversal genetic codes, which vary in the course of animal evolution. They are UGA (termination codon in the universal genetic code changes to Trp codon in all animal mitochondria), AUA (Ile to Met in most metazoan mitochondria), AAA (Lys to...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kimitsuna Watanabe, Shin-ichi Yokobori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Nucleic Acids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/623095