Table of the Genetic Code

In 1968 Nirenberg & Khorana jointly were awarded the Nobel Prize for the elucidation of the Genetic Code.

 Noteworthy observations:

• Most codons for a given amino acid differ only in the last (third) base of the triplet (exceptions: Leu, Arg, Ser)
• One codon (AUG or Met) also signals the START of a polypeptide chain.
• Three codons (UAA, UAG and UGA) are used to signal the END of a polypeptide chain (STOP codons)

For a historical account of the cracking of the Genetic Code click here.
 
 

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