Recent emergence of the modern genetic code: A proposal

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 245-248

  Syvanen, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; ENZYME; GENE PRODUCT; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM; CELL LINEAGE; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC CODE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION;

ARCHAEA; ARGININE; BACTERIA; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036575779     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(02)02647-1     Document Type: Review

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