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. 2013 Sep;195(1):195–204. doi: 10.1534/genetics.113.152025

Table 1. The fictitious regularized genetic code.

Codon aa Codon aa Codon aa Codon aa
TTT A CTT E ATT I GTT M
TTC A CTC E ATC I GTC M
TTA A CTA E ATA I GTA M
TTG A CTG E ATG I GTG M
TCT B CCT F ACT J GCT N
TCC B CCC F ACC J GCC N
TCA B CCA F ACA J GCA N
TCG B CCG F ACG J GCG N
TAT C CAT G AAT K GAT O
TAC C CAC G AAC K GAC O
TAA C CAA G AAA K GAA O
TAG C CAG G AAG K GAG O
TGT D CGT H AGT L GGT P
TGC D CGC H AGC L GGC P
TGA D CGA H AGA L GGA P
TGG D CGG H AGG L GGG P

Note that the regularized genetic code encodes 16 fictitious amino acids, A–P, with no stop codons. Substitutions at the third codon position are always synonymous, while substitutions at the first and second positions are always nonsynonymous.