The triplet code from first principles

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Trifonov, Edward N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Code origin; Codon capture; Codon history; Codons; Complementarity; Earliest genes; Earliest proteins; Early evolution; First codons; Molecular chronology; Origin of Life; Processivity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CODON; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENEALOGY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA;

EID: 4143139971     PISSN: 07391102     EISSN: 15380254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2004.10506975     Document Type: Article

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