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The genetic code

Table 1. Summary of single-letter code recommendations
(Copy taken from here.)
Symbol Meaning Origin of designation
G G Guanine
A A Adenine
T T Thymine
C C Cytosine
R G or A puRine
Y T or C pYrimidine
M A or C aMino
K G or T Keto
S G or C Strong interaction (3 H bonds)
W A or T Weak interaction (2 H bonds)
H A or C or T not-G, H follows G in the alphabet
B G or T or C not-A, B follows A
V G or C or A not-T (not-U), V follows U
D G or A or T not-C, D follows C
N G or A or T or C aNy

Der Genetische Kode

zweite Position
Erste
Position
(5´ Ende)
  U C A G  
Dritte
Position
(3´ Ende)
U
UUU
UUC
Phe
UUA
UUG
Leu
UCU
UCC
UCA
UCG
Ser
UAU
UAC
Tyr
UAA  Stopp
UAG  Stopp
UGU
UGC
Cys
UGA  Stopp
UGG Trp
U
C
A
G
C
CUU
CUC
CUA
CUG
Leu
CCU
CCC
CCA
CCG
Pro
CAU
CAC
His
CAA
CAG
Gln
CGU
CGC
CGA
CGG
Arg
U
C
A
G
A
AUU
AUC
AUA
Ile
AUG Met
ACU
ACC
ACA
ACG
Thr
AAU
AAC
Asn
AAA
AAG
Lys
AGU
AGC
Ser
AGA
AGG
Arg
U
C
A
G
G
GUU
GUC
GUA
GUG
Val
GCU
GCC
GCA
GCG
Ala
GAU
GAC
Asp
GAA
GAG
Glu
GGU
GGC
GGA
GGG
Gly
U
C
A
G

Terminations Signale
UAA (Ochre)
UAG (Amber)
UGA (Opal)