geneticcode(7) - the standard genetic code

LIBDNA, 2018-05-15

Description

The standard genetic code specifies how triplets of nucleotides are translated into amino acids for protein construction. This code is universal in that it is used by almost all living beings.

Table

The first base of a triplet determines the block, the second base the column and the third base the row. Stop codons are depicted by a star ‘*’.

	U	C	A	G
	Phe	Ser	Tyr	Cys	U
U	Phe	Ser	Tyr	Cys	C
	Leu	Ser	*	*	A
	Leu	Ser	*	Try	G
-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	---
	Leu	Pro	His	Arg	U
C	Leu	Pro	His	Arg	C
	Leu	Pro	Glu	Arg	A
	Leu	Pro	Glu	Arg	G
-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	---
	Ile	Thr	Asn	Ser	U
A	Ile	Thr	Asn	Ser	C
	Ile	Thr	Lys	Arg	A
	Met	Thr	Lys	Arg	G
-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	---
	Val	Ala	Asp	Gly	U
G	Val	Ala	Asp	Gly	C
	Val	Ala	Glu	Gly	A
	Val	Ala	Glu	Gly	G

Notes

References

Nirenberg M, Leder P, Bernfield M, et al. “RNA codewords and protein synthesis, VII. On the general nature of the RNA code.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1965;53(5):1161-1168.

See Also

iupac(7)