13 Dec '13 19:04>
How much do different species of living things differ in their genetic codon languages for translating into proteins?
Would, for example, most bacteria have almost exactly the same or identical or completely different codon languages from, say, humans?
For example, as far as I know, in humans, the codon AUG represents the amino acid Methionine and the codon UGG represents the amino acid Tryptophan.
Is the same true for most bacteria, fungi, plants and animals? If not, what are the general differences and by how much do they generally differ and can anyone give me a web link to a list of codon languages of other species?
I spent ages trying to look this up on the net but so far failed to find a single simple straight answer to this simple question.
Would, for example, most bacteria have almost exactly the same or identical or completely different codon languages from, say, humans?
For example, as far as I know, in humans, the codon AUG represents the amino acid Methionine and the codon UGG represents the amino acid Tryptophan.
Is the same true for most bacteria, fungi, plants and animals? If not, what are the general differences and by how much do they generally differ and can anyone give me a web link to a list of codon languages of other species?
I spent ages trying to look this up on the net but so far failed to find a single simple straight answer to this simple question.