The protein folds as platonic forms: New support for the pre-Darwinian conception of evolution by natural law

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 325-342

  Denton, Michael J ^a   Marshall, Craig J ^a   Legge, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

EVOLUTION; PROTEIN;

BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION; LIFE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; NATURAL SCIENCE; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; THEORY;

DARWINIA;

EID: 0036431539     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2002.3128     Document Type: Article

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