Thraustochytrium mitochondrial code

The Thraustochytrium mitochondrial code is a genetic code found in the mitochondria of the labyrinthulid protist Thraustochytrium aureum. The mitochondrial genome was sequenced by the Organelle Genome Megasequencing Program.

Differences from the standard code

It is the similar to the bacterial code but it contains an additional stop codon and also has a different set of start codons.

DNA codons	RNA codons	This code		Standard code
`TTA`	`UUA`	`STOP = Ter`		`Leu`