Scientists have discovered a second code hiding within DNA. The second code contains information that changes how scientists read the instructions contained in DNA and interpret mutations to make ...
The genetic code is a set of rules defining how the four-letter code of DNA is translated into the 20-letter code of amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. The genetic code is a set ...
Alternative genetic decoding can be either a global phenomenon that affects the decoding of most or all mRNAs, or a local recoding that affects particular sites in a few mRNAs. Global alterations in ...