RNA world and its evolution

Molekulyarnaya Biologiya

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 550-556

  Spirin, A S ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDE; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; RNA;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOGENESIS; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; TRANSESTERIFICATION; ESTERIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BIOGENESIS; ESTERIFICATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; RNA;

EID: 25644452850     PISSN: 00268984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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