The molecular basis of nuclear genetic code change in ciliates

Current Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 65-74

  Lozupone, Catherine A ^a   Knight, Robin D ^a   Landweber, Laura F ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CODON; EUKARYOTIC CELL; EUKARYOTIC RELEASE FACTOR 1; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE SEQUENCING; GENETIC CHANGE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NUCLEAR GENETIC CODE; SLIDING WINDOW ANALYSIS;

BLEPHARISMA AMERICANUM; CILIOPHORA; COLPODA; EUKARYOTA; EUPLOTES; FUNGI; MYTILUS; OXYTRICHA; OXYTRICHA TRIFALLAX; PROTOZOA; SPIROTRICHEA; STERKIELLA HISTRIOMUSCORUM; STYLONYCHIA LEMNAE; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 0035936577     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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