Portions of the gene encoding elongation factor Tu are highly conserved in prokaryotes.

Bacteria/metabolism Codon Escherichia coli/metabolism Genes Nucleic Acid Denaturation Nucleic Acid Hybridization Peptide Elongation Factors/biosynthesis RNA, Messenger/metabolism RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl/metabolism Ribosomes/metabolism Species Specificity Transcription, Genetic

Codon Peptide Elongation Factors RNA, Messenger RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl