The GS (genetic selection) Principle

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2959-2969

  Abel, David L ^a  

^a Origin of Life Foundation Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation points; Biocybernetics; Biosemiosis; Biosemiotics; Complexity; Configurable switches; Decision nodes; Dynamics; Epigenetic; Formalism; Genetic code origin; Logic gates; Natural selection; Physicodynamics; Review; Selection pressure; Self assembly; Self replication; Selforganization; Sign systems; Symbol systems

Indexed keywords

GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SELECTION; REVIEW;

GENETIC CODE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 59649094467     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/3426     Document Type: Article

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