UAG is a sense codon in several chlorophycean mitochondria

Current Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-33

  Hayashi Ishimaru, Yasuko ^a   Ohama, Takeshi ^a   Kawatsu, Yoshimi ^b   Nakamura, Keiko ^a   Osawa, Syozo ^a  

^a Biohistory Research Hall ^*  (Japan)

^b OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyceaen mitochondria; COXI; Deviant genetic code; Release factor

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DNA; LEUCINE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; CODON USAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ALANINE; ALGAE, GREEN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; LEUCINE; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; COELASTRUM MICROPORUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; HYDRODICTYON RETICULATUM; MICROPORUM; PEDIASTRUM BORYANUM; RHODOPHYTA; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA; TETRAEDRON;

EID: 0030018044     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050096     Document Type: Article

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