A simple model for the evolution of molecular codes driven by the interplay of accuracy, diversity and cost

Physical Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Tlusty, Tsvi ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETIC CODE; GENETICS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; MODELS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 42449120195     PISSN: 14783967     EISSN: 14783975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/5/1/016001     Document Type: Article

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