The evolution of a universal genetic code
- 1 July 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 73 (7) , 2336-2340
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.73.7.2336
Abstract
Some of the basic problems presented by the rapid evolution of a universal genetic code can be resolved by a mechanism of co-evolution of the code and the amino acids it serves.Keywords
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