The late stage of genetic code structuring took place at a high temperature

Gene

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 189-195

  Di Giulio, Massimo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic code origin; Optimal growth temperature; Origin of life; Thermophily index; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CODON; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GROWTH; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYPOTHESIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMOSTABILITY;

ALGORITHMS; AMINO ACIDS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CELL DIVISION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034736518     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00522-9     Document Type: Article

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