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Molecular mechanism of codon recognition by tRNA species with modified uridine in the first position of the anticodon.

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An unusual genetic code in nuclear genes of Tetrahymena.

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A novel lysine-substituted nucleoside in the first position of the anticodon of minor isoleucine tRNA from Escherichia coli.

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Nucleotide sequence of a macronuclear DNA molecule coding for α-tubulin from the ciliate Stylonychia lemnae. Special codon usage: TAA is not a translation termination codon

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Dramatic events in ciliate evolution: alteration of UAA and UAG termination codons to glutamine codons due to anticodon mutations in two Tetrahymena tRNAs Gln

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Wheat mitochondrial DNA encodes a eubacteria‐like initiator methionine transfer RNA

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