Origin of the genetic code: First aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases could replace isofunctional ribozymes when only the second base of codons was established

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 365-375

  Rodin, Sergei N ^a   Rodin, Andrei S ^b  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; RIBOZYME; TRANSFER RNA;

ANTICODON; ARTICLE; CODON; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES; CODON; GENETIC CODE; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 33745450353     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2006.25.365     Document Type: Article

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