Complex phylogenetic distribution of a non-canonical genetic code in green algae

Complex phylogenetic distribution of a non-canonical genetic code in green algae

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A non-canonical nuclear genetic code, in which TAG and TAA have been reassigned from stop codons to glutamine, has evolved independently in several eukaryotic lineages, including the ulvophycean green algal orders Dasycladales and Cl...

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Main Authors: Keeling Patrick J, Verbruggen Heroen, Leliaert Frederik, Gile Gillian H, Cocquyt Ellen, De Clerck Olivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/327

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