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. 2016 Sep 26;26(18):R851-R853.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.005.

Genomics: Evolution of the Genetic Code

Patrick J Keeling  1
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Genomics: Evolution of the Genetic Code

Patrick J Keeling. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

The genetic code is not quite universal. The rare variations that we know of reveal selective pressures on the code and on the translation machinery. New data suggest the code changes through ambiguous intermediates and that termination is context dependent.

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