Evolution of the genetic code: the nonsense, antisense, and antinonsense codes make no sense

BioSystems

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 39-46

  Houen, G ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antisense; Genetic code; Nonsense

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RIBOZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA TRANSLATION; STOP CODON;

EID: 0032704612     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(99)00056-8     Document Type: Article

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