The genetic code-More than just a table

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-116

  Berleant, D ^a   White, M ^b   Pierce, E ^a   Tudoreanu, E ^a   Boeszoermenyi, A ^c   Shtridelman, Y ^d   Macosko, J C ^d  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b Rafiki Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological pedagogy; BLOSUM62; Code optimization; Codon table; Genetic code; PAM250; Point mutation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; GENETIC CODE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION;

ALGORITHMS; AMINO ACIDS; GENETIC CODE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 71449113440     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-009-9060-9     Document Type: Article

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