On error minimization in a sequential origin of the standard genetic code

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Ardell, David H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid substitution matrices; Codon context; Error minimization; G C bias; RNA world; RNY hypothesis; Transition bias; Translational error

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; RNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ERROR; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RNA TRANSLATION;

AMINO ACIDS; BASE COMPOSITION; CODON; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; MODELS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 0031777847     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006356     Document Type: Article

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