A Scenario on the Stepwise Evolution of the Genetic Code

Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 143-151

  Xiao, Jing Fa ^a   Yu, Jun ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation   (China)

Author keywords

aminoacyl tRNA synthase; codon; GC content; genetic code

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; CYTOSINE; DNA;

ARTICLE; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS;

EID: 38949178136     PISSN: 16720229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-0229(08)60001-7     Document Type: Note

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