The Problem of Evolving a Genetic Code
- 15 April 1970
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience
- Vol. 20 (8) , 471-485
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1295156
Abstract
The reason for the existence of a translation relationship in the cell is at present unknown. Its complexity is such that this process can only be a very highly evolved one. The conceptual problems we will face in elucidating the evolution of this “genetic code” are outlined and discussed. Various models for how certain aspects of this evolution might have occurred are considered.Keywords
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