Molecular evolution: Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases on the loose

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 22, 1999, Pages

  Weiner, Alan M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

EID: 0033581875     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)80041-x     Document Type: Article

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