title: Deviations from the 'universal' genetic code.
abstract: Experimental data show that ciliates and mycoplasmas have genetic codes different from the 'universal' code. An evolutionary scheme which could explain the origin of terminators in a genetic code and relate it to the phenomenon of nuclear dimorphism in ciliates is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caron
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005815:Genetic Code; D014644:Genetic Variation; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000235:genetics*; D015003:Yeasts / Q000235:genetics