A Co-Evolution Theory of the Genetic Code
- 1 May 1975
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 72 (5) , 1909-1912
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.72.5.1909
Abstract
The theory is proposed that the structure of the genetic code was determined by the sequence of evolutionary emergence of new amino acids within the primordial biochemical system.Keywords
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