A complementary circular code in the protein coding genes

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-58

  Arquès, Didier G ^a   Michel, Christian J ^b,c  

^a Université de Marne la Vallée   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0030573814     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0142     Document Type: Article

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