Modeling homopolymer self-replication: Implications for early competition

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-60

  Monteiro, L H A ^a   Piqueira, J R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; MONOMER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; COMPETITION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033531121     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0823     Document Type: Article

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