Evolution of the Genetic Code
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The genetic code was deciphered experimentally around 1966 and for a number of years scientists considered it to be "universal" for all forms of life. In 1981 researchers shocked the scientific community with the discovery that the code differed in mitochondria and certain other organisms, evidence that the genetic code was still evolving. This book discusses the distribution and origin of the non-universal codes and examines the possible mechanisms of code changes, making it essential reading for all those interested in evolutionary genetics.
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- Authors
- Osawa, S.
- Affiliations
- Nagoya University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Osawa, Syozo
- Publisher
- Oxford University PressOxford
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- 1995-07-20
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- book
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- en
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- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Keywords
- genetic code, genetic code evolution, mitochondrial genetic code, codon reassignment, origin of the genetic code, universal genetic code
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