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Non-standard Genetic Codes

 


The standard genetic code applies to most, but not all, cases.  Exceptions have been found in the mitochondrial DNA of many organisms and in the nuclear DNA of a few lower organisms.  Some examples are given in the following table.

Table 3-E-1.  Examples of non-standard genetic codes.

*Plant cells use the standard genetic code in both mitochondria and the nucleus.