title: Towards a genetic dissection of the basis of triplet decoding, and its natural subversion: programmed reading frame shifts and hops.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Gesteland
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003062:Codon; D016368:Frameshift Mutation; D016153:Genes, Suppressor; D005815:Genetic Code; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D012343:RNA, Transfer