Genomics and early cellular evolution. The origin of the DNA world

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences - Serie III

Volumn 324, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1067-1076

  Forterre, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Archaea; DNA replication; Evolution; Genomic; Hyperthermophiles; Virus

Indexed keywords

DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA;

DNA;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA REPLICATION; EUKARYOTE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; HISTORY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; VIRUS;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0035668183     PISSN: 07644469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0764-4469(01)01403-2     Document Type: Review

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