Codon reassignment in Candida species: An evolutionary conundrum

Biochimie

Volumn 78, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 993-999

  Tuite, M F ^a   Santos, M A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candida; Codon reassignment; CUG codon; Molecular evolution; tRNA identity

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL RNA; LEUCINE; MESSENGER RNA; SERINE; TRANSFER RNA;

CANDIDA; CODON; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN;

CANDIDA;

EID: 0030437176     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(97)86722-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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