The genomic tag hypothesis: Modern viruses as molecular fossils of ancient strategies for genomic replication, and clues regarding the origin of protein synthesis

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 327-330

  Weiner, Alan M ^a   Maizels, Nancy ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMIC REPLICATION; GENOMIC TAG; HYPOTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033152855     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542962     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

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2. Maizels, N., and A. M. Weiner. 1993. The genomic tag hypothesis: modern viruses as molecular fossils of ancient strategies for genomic replication. Pp. 577-602 in The RNA World, 2nd ed. R. F. Gesteland and J. F. Atkins, eds. Cold Spring Harbor Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
3. Maizels, N., and A. M. Weiner. 1993. The genomic tag hypothesis: what molecular fossils tell us about the evolution of tRNA. Pp. 79-111 in The RNA World, 2nd ed. R. F. Gesteland and J. F. Atkins, eds. Cold Spring Harbor Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
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