Monte Carlo simulation of early molecular evolution in the RNA World

BioSystems

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-39

  Ma, Wentao ^a   Yu, Chunwu ^a   Zhang, Wentao ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Molecular evolution; Monte Carlo method; Origin of life; RNA replicase; The RNA World

Indexed keywords

RNA; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

EVOLUTION; MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; ORIGIN OF LIFE; RNA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIFE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 34447098786     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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