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A deviation from the universal genetic code was first discovered in mammalian mitochondria in 1979. In the 1980s, several unusual genetic codes were also reported in animal organella. However, the genetic code in nuclear systems is less changeable than in organella.
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Watanabe, K. et al. (1993). Molecular Mechanism of the Genetic Code Variations Found in Candida Species and its Implications in Evolution of the Genetic Code. In: Nierhaus, K.H., Franceschi, F., Subramanian, A.R., Erdmann, V.A., Wittmann-Liebold, B. (eds) The Translational Apparatus. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2407-6_61
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