Coding rules for amino acids in the genetic code: The genetic code is a minimal code of mutational deterioration

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-33

  Luo, Liaofu ^a   Li, Xiaoqin ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acid distance; Coding rule; Global mutational deterioration; Optimization under constraints; Single base mutation; Standard genetic code

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GENETICS; MUTATION;

AMINO ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC CODE; MUTATION;

AMINO ACIDS; GENETIC CODE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION;

EID: 0036008706     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013963505140     Document Type: Article

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