Evolution of the mitochondrial genetic code IV. AAA as an asparagine codon in some animal mitochondria
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Molecular Evolution
- Vol. 30 (4) , 329-332
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02101887
Abstract
Differences in assignments from those in the universal genetic code occur in codes of mitochondria. In this report, the published sequences of the mitochondrial genes for COI and ND1 in a platyhelminth (Fasciola hepatica) are examined and it is concluded that AAA may be a codon for asparagine instead of lysine, whereas AAG is the sole codon for lysine in this species.Keywords
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