The genetic code - 40 years on

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-54

  Szymański, Maciej ^a   Barciszewski, Jan ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase; Genetic code; tRNA

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33947584683     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2007_3268     Document Type: Short Survey

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