Figure 3: Artificial division of the Val GUN codon box. Assignment of two different Naa in the Arg CGN codon box The AGN codon box is assigned to Arg for N = A and G, and to Ser for N = U and C (Fig.
The genetic code allows most amino acids a choice of optimal and nonoptimal codons. We report that synonymous codon choice is tuned to promote interaction of nascent polypeptides with the signal ...
The genetic code is a set of instructions that direct the translation of DNA into 20 amino acids, the basic units of proteins in living cells. The genetic code is made up of codons, which are ...