A stochastic model of nonenzymatic nucleic acid replication: "Elongators" sequester replicators

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 572-585

  Fernando, Chrisantha ^a,b,c   Von Kiedrowski, Günter ^d   Szathmáry, Eörs ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Minimal ribozyme; Nonenzymatic template replication; Nucleic acids; Origin of life; Self replication; Temperature cycling; Tidal cycling

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; RNA; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NUCLEIC ACID RENATURATION; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA REPLICATION; RNA SEQUENCE; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ENZYMES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; NUCLEIC ACID RENATURATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

EID: 34248138477     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-006-0218-4     Document Type: Article

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