2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Searching for the relics of primitive coding system
| Project/Area Number |
24650152
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Bioinformatics/Life informatics
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| Research Institution | Hirosaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
MIZUTA Satoshi 弘前大学, 大学院・理工研究科, 准教授 (90250589)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012
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| Keywords | ゲノム / コドン / 遺伝符号 / 進化 / アミノ酸配列 |
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| Research Abstract |
The genetic code is the format of the blueprint of proteins that is stored in genes. The format is assembled very reasonably, but it may have been different in the early stage of life. In this study, we search for the relics of the past genetic code in genomic sequences and amino acid sequences of proteins using several methods. As a result, we got some candidates for the relics, although we have to study further in order to obtain conclusive evidences.
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