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. 1980 Sep 15;291(2):199-202.

[Use of the degeneracy of the genetic code by selective pressure to cut up genes of procaryote genomes]

[Article in French]
F Rodier, J Gabarro-Arpa, R Ehrlich, C Reiss
  • PMID: 6448717

[Use of the degeneracy of the genetic code by selective pressure to cut up genes of procaryote genomes]

[Article in French]
F Rodier et al. C R Seances Acad Sci D. .

Abstract

The DNA sequences of three bacteriophages are analysed in order to localise those parts coding for a protein. A weak stability on the DNA molecule allows us to characterize the beginning and the end of genes. A survey of the codons used shows that the cause for this weak stability is the systematic use of A-T bases in third position, which is made possible by the degeneracy of the genetic code.

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