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Evolution of anticodons: variations in the genetic code.

T H Jukes1, S Osawa, A Muto

  • 1Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley 94720.

Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology
|January 1, 1987
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The genetic code evolved through anticodon usage, with DNA

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • The genetic code's evolution is studied by comparing anticodon usage across organisms.
  • DNA's GC content variation, driven by AT/GC pressure, influences codon usage.
  • Unusual codon assignments (e.g., UGA for tryptophan) occur in organisms with low GC content.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the evolutionary pathways of the genetic code.
  • To understand the role of mutation pressure and tRNA gene duplication in shaping codon usage.
  • To propose a model for the diversification of the genetic code into eukaryotic, eubacterial, and archaeal forms.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of anticodon usage patterns in diverse organisms and organelles.
  • Examination of DNA GC content and its correlation with codon usage and mutation pressure.

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  • Tracing the evolutionary history of specific codons and anticodons, including stop codon capture events.

    • Main Results:

    • Stop codon capture, involving tRNA gene duplication and anticodon mutations, explains altered codon assignments.
    • GC pressure can lead to the disappearance and reappearance of codons/anticodons, as seen with UGA/UCA.
    • The genetic code diversified into three main forms (eukaryotic, eubacterial, archaeal) distinguished by anticodon patterns.

    Conclusions:

    • Evolutionary changes in the genetic code are adaptive and non-deleterious.
    • AT pressure favors the replacement of GNN anticodons with INN (ANN) anticodons in the eukaryotic code.
    • Mitochondrial and chloroplast codes evolved from the eubacterial code via genomic economization and AT pressure.