A circular code in the protein coding genes of mitochondria

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-290

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

^a Université de Marne la Vallée   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CODON; GENETIC CODE; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031558898     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0513     Document Type: Article

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