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  • Genetics
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Biochemistry

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  • A variant genetic code with 62 sense codons and 2 termination codons has been identified in archaea.
  • This code features a recoding of UAG stop codons to encode pyrrolysine.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate the evolutionary origin of this archaeal genetic code.
  • To present arguments favouring an ancestral, rather than recent, appearance of this variant code.

Main Methods:

  • Re-evaluation of existing discovery and arguments.
  • Presentation of evidence supporting early evolution.

Main Results:

  • Arguments presented suggest the variant genetic code appeared early in the origin of the genetic code.
  • Evidence supports the co-evolution of at least two genetic code versions within Archaea.

Conclusions:

  • The genetic code may not be absolutely universal.
  • This finding implies a more complex evolutionary history for the genetic code than previously thought.