| Human mitochondrial code | ||||||||||||||
| AAA | Lys | CAA | Gln | GAA | Glu | TAA | Ter | |||||||
| AAC | Asn | CAC | His | GAC | Asp | TAC | Tyr | |||||||
| AAG | Lys | CAG | Gln | GAG | Glu | TAG | Ter | |||||||
| AAT | Asn | CAT | His | GAT | Asp | TAT | Tyr | |||||||
| ACA | Thr | CCA | Pro | GCA | Ala | TCA | Ser | |||||||
| ACC | Thr | CCC | Pro | GCC | Ala | TCC | Ser | |||||||
| ACG | Thr | CCG | Pro | GCG | Ala | TCG | Ser | |||||||
| ACT | Thr | CCT | Pro | GCT | Ala | TCT | Ser | |||||||
| AGA | Ter | CGA | Arg | GGA | Gly | TGA | Trp | |||||||
| AGC | Ser | CGC | Arg | GGC | Gly | TGC | Cys | |||||||
| AGG | Ter | CGG | Arg | GGG | Gly | TGG | Trp | |||||||
| AGT | Ser | CGT | Arg | GGT | Gly | TGT | Cys | |||||||
| ATA | Met i | CTA | Leu | GTA | Val | TTA | Leu | |||||||
| ATC | Ile i | CTC | Leu | GTC | Val | TTC | Phe | |||||||
| ATG | Met i | CTG | Leu | GTG | Val i | TTG | Leu | |||||||
| ATT | Ile i | CTT | Leu | GTT | Val | TTT | Phe | |||||||
| i means that the codon can act as initiation codon, in which case it encodes Met. | ||||||||||||||
| Termination codons are underlined. | ||||||||||||||