| Here are the codons for the 20 common amino acids. The three stop codons are included in the Reverse Complement (Rev. Comp.) section. The motivation here is to show graphically what amino acids the reverse complements (as DNA) code for. This information also yields potential six-nucleotide restriction sites. Example: KasI (G'GCGCC) codes for Gly-Ala. | The asterisk denotes amino acids with four codons which have the same two starting nucleotides (which by definition use all the other nucleotides at position three). |
| Amino Acid |
Codon |
(DNA) |
Rev. Comp. |
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| Ala* |
GCA |
GCA |
GCC |
GCG |
GCT |
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| A |
GCC |
CGT |
CGG |
CGC |
CGA |
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| GCG |
TGC |
GGC |
CGC |
AGC |
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| GCU |
(GCT) |
| |
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| Cys |
Gly |
Arg |
Ser |
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| Arg |
AGA |
AGA |
AGG |
CGA |
CGC |
CGG |
CGT |
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| R |
AGG |
TCT |
TCC |
GCT |
GCG |
GCC |
GCA |
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| CGA |
TCT |
CCT |
TCG |
GCG |
CCG |
ACG |
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| CGC |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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| CGG |
Ser |
Pro |
Ser |
Ala |
Pro |
Thr |
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| CGU |
(CGT) |
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| Asp |
GAC |
GAC |
GAT |
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| D |
GAU |
(GAT) |
CTG |
CTA |
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| GTC |
ATC |
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| |
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| Val |
Ile |
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| Asn |
AAC |
AAC |
AAT |
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| N |
AAU |
(AAT) |
TTG |
TTA |
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| GTT |
ATT |
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| | |
| |
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| Val |
Ile |
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| Cys |
UGC |
(TGC) |
TGC |
TGT |
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| C |
UGU |
(TGT) |
ACG |
ACA |
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| GCA |
ACA |
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| | |
| |
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| Ala |
Thr |
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| Glu |
GAA |
GAA |
GAG |
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| E |
GAG |
CTT |
CTC |
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| TTC |
CTC |
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| |
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| Phe |
Leu |
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| Gln |
CAA |
CAA |
CAG |
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| Q |
CAG |
GTT |
GTC |
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| TTG |
CTG |
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| |
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| Leu |
Leu |
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| Gly* |
GGA |
GGA |
GGC |
GGG |
GGT |
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| G |
GGC |
CCT |
CCG |
CCC |
CCA |
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| GGG |
TCC |
GCC |
CCC |
ACC |
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| GGU |
(GGT) |
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| |
| |
| |
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| Ser |
Ala |
Pro |
Thr |
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| His |
CAC |
CAC |
CAT |
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| H |
CAU |
(CAT) |
GTG |
GTA |
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| GTG |
ATG |
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| | |
| |
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| Val |
Met |
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| Ile |
AUA |
(ATA) |
ATA |
ATC |
ATT |
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| I |
AUC |
(ATC) |
TAT |
TAG |
TAA |
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| AUU |
(ATT) |
TAT |
GAT |
AAT |
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| |
| |
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| Tyr |
Asp |
Asn |
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| Leu |
UUA |
(TTA) |
TTA |
TTG |
CTA |
CTC |
CTG |
CTT |
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| L |
UUG |
(TTG) |
AAT |
AAC |
GAT |
GAG |
GAC |
GAA |
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| CUA |
(CTA) |
TAA |
CAA |
TAG |
GAG |
CAG |
AAG |
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| CUC |
(CTC) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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| CUG |
(CTG) |
stop |
Gln |
stop |
Glu |
Gln |
Lys |
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| CUU |
(CTT) |
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| Lys |
AAA |
AAA |
AAG |
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| K |
AAG |
TTT |
TTC |
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| TTT |
CTT |
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| | |
| |
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| Phe |
Leu |
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| Met |
AUG |
(ATG) |
ATG |
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| M |
TAC |
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| CAT |
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| | |
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| His |
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| Phe |
UUC |
(TTC) |
TTC |
TTT |
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| F |
UUU |
(TTT) |
AAG |
AAA |
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| GAA |
AAA |
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| | |
| |
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| Glu |
Lys |
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| Pro* |
CCA |
CCA |
CCC |
CCG |
CCT |
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| P |
CCC |
GGT |
GGG |
GGC |
GGA |
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| CCG |
TGG |
GGG |
CGG |
AGG |
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| CCU |
(CCT) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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| Trp |
Gly |
Arg |
Arg |
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| Ser |
AGC |
AGC |
AGT |
TCA |
TCC |
TCG |
TCT |
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| S |
AGU |
(AGT) |
TCG |
TCA |
AGT |
AGG |
AGC |
AGA |
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| UCA |
(TCA) |
GCT |
ACT |
TGA |
GGA |
CGA |
AGA |
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| UCC |
(TCC) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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| UCG |
(TCG) |
Ala |
Thr |
stop |
Gly |
Arg |
Arg |
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| UCU |
(TCT) |
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| Thr* |
ACA |
ACA |
ACC |
ACG |
ACT |
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| T |
ACC |
TGT |
TGG |
TGC |
TGA |
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| ACG |
TGT |
GGT |
CGT |
AGT |
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| ACU |
(ACT) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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| Cys |
Gly |
Arg |
Ser |
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| Trp |
UGG |
(TGG) |
TGG |
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| W |
ACC |
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| CCA |
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| | |
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| Pro |
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| Tyr |
UAC |
(TAC) |
TAC |
TAT |
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| Y |
UAU |
(TAT) |
ATG |
ATA |
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| GTA |
ATA |
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| | |
| |
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| Val |
Ile |
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| Val* |
GUA |
(GTA) |
GTA |
GTC |
GTG |
GTT |
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| V |
GUC |
(GTC) |
CAT |
CAG |
CAC |
CAA |
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| GUG |
(GTG) |
TAC |
GAC |
CAC |
AAC |
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| GUU |
(GTT) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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| Tyr |
Asp |
His |
Asn |
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