A self-referential model for the formation of the genetic code

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-270

  Guimarães, Romeu Cardoso ^a   Moreira, Carlos Henrique Costa ^a   De Farias, Sávio Torres ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Early proteins; Gene definition; Genetic code; Palindromes; RNA protection; Self organization; Self reference; Stability

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PALINDROMIC DNA; PURINE; PYRIMIDINE; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC MODEL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME; RNA BINDING; RNA REPLICATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANTICODON; CODON; DIMERIZATION; GENETIC CODE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUCLEOTIDES; PURINES; RIBOSOMES; RNA; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 48549085638     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: 16117530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12064-008-0043-y     Document Type: Article

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