trematode mitochondrial code trematode mitochondrial code the trematode mitochondrial code (translation table 21) is a genetic code found in the mitochondria of trematoda. code aas = ffllssssyy**ccwwllllpppphhqqrrrriimmttttnnnkssssvvvvaaaaddeegggg starts = -----------------------------------m---------------m------------ base1 = ttttttttttttttttccccccccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggg base2 = ttttccccaaaaggggttttccccaaaaggggttttccccaaaaggggttttccccaaaagggg base3 = tcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcagtcag bases: adenine (a), cytosine (c), guanine (g) and thymine (t) or uracil (u). amino acids: alanine (ala, a), arginine (arg, r), asparagine (asn, n), aspartic acid (asp, d), cysteine (cys, c), glutamic acid (glu, e), glutamine (gln, q), glycine (gly, g), histidine (his, h), isoleucine (ile, i), leucine (leu, l), lysine (lys, k), methionine (met, m), phenylalanine (phe, f), proline (pro, p), serine (ser, s), threonine (thr, t), tryptophan (trp, w), tyrosine (tyr, y), valine (val, v) differences from the standard code dna codonsrna codonsthis code (21)standard code (1) tgaugatrp (w)stop = ter (*) ataauamet (m)ile (i) agaagaser (s)arg (r) aggaggser (s)arg (r) aaaaaaasn (n)lys (k) systematic range and comments trematoda