Vertebrate mitochondrial code

The vertebrate mitochondrial code is the genetic code found in the mitochondria of all vertebrata.

Translation table

AAs = FFLLSSSSYY**CCWWLLLLPPPPHHQQRRRRIIMMTTTTNNKKSS**VVVVAAAADDEEGGGG


  Starts = --------------------------------MMMM---------------M------------

  Base1  = TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

  Base2  = TTTTCCCCAAAAGGGGTTTTCCCCAAAAGGGGTTTTCCCCAAAAGGGGTTTTCCCCAAAAGGGG

  Base3  = TCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAG

Bases: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T) or uracil (U).


Differences from the standard code:



This code
Standard


AGA
Ter *
Arg  R


AGG
Ter *
Arg  R


AUA
Met M
Ile  I


UGA
Trp W
Ter  *

Alternative initiation codons

Bos: AUA
Homo: AUA, AUU
Mus: AUA, AUU, AUC
Coturnix, Gallus: also GUG^[1]

ReferencesThis article contains public domain text from the NCBI page compiled by Andrzej (Anjay) Elzanowski and Jim Ostell.^[2]



^ P. Desjardins and R. Morais (February 1991). "Nucleotide sequence and evolution of coding and noncoding regions of a quail mitochondrial genome". J Mol Evol.: 153–161. PMID 1706782. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |vol= ignored (|volume= suggested) (help)

^ The Genetic Codes

External links

[D&M-1] P. Desjardins and R. Morais (February 1991). "Nucleotide sequence and evolution of coding and noncoding regions of a quail mitochondrial genome". J Mol Evol.: 153–161. PMID 1706782. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |vol= ignored (|volume= suggested) (help)

[2] The Genetic Codes

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