Is there an error correcting code in the base sequence in DNA?

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1539-1544

  Liebovitch, Larry S ^a   Tao, Yi ^a   Todorov, Angelo T ^a   Levine, Leo ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; ERROR; GENETIC CODE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029756659     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79356-6     Document Type: Article

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