Molecular genomics of a genetic code alteration

The genetic code is not universal. Alterations to its standard form have been discovered in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes and demolished the dogma of an immutable code. For instance, several Candida species translate the standard leucine CUG codon as serine. In the case of the human pathogen Candi...

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Main Author: Bezerra, Ana Rita Macedo (author)
Format: doctoralThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/12499
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/12499