Download or read book Programmed Alternative Reading of the Genetic Code written by Philip J. Farabaugh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Introduction.- 2. The Translational Machinery.- 3. Errors During Elongation Can Cause Translational Frameshifting.- 4. Programmed +1 Frameshifting.- 5. Programmed?1 Frameshifting in Eukaryotes.- 6. Programmed?1 Frameshift Sites in Prokaryotes.- 7. tRNA Hopping.- 8. Programmed Readthrough of Translational Termination Codons.- 9. Programmed Alternative Decoding as Programmed Translational Errors.- 10. Concluding Remarks.