Speculation on the RNA precursor problem

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 523-527

  Schwartz, Alan W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTOSE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RNA DERIVATIVE; RNA PRECURSOR;

BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL BOND; EVOLUTION; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA SYNTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031582714     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0386     Document Type: Article

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