The standard genetic code enhances adaptive evolution of proteins

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-70

  Zhu, Wen ^a   Freeland, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Code redundancy; Error minimization; Natural selection; Standard genetic code

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; GENETICS; NATURAL SELECTION; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC CODE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PROTEINS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 32144446421     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.07.012     Document Type: Article

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