The Genetic Code That Is Used in Our Mitochondrial Differs

question 40

Essay

The genetic code that is used in our mitochondrial differs from the "universal" genetic code in the case of four codons. What are these codons and how does their interpretation differ between nuclear DNA and mitochondrial DNA?

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