An algebraic hypothesis about the primeval genetic code architecture

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-76

  Sánchez, Robersy ^a,b   Grau, Ricardo ^b  

^a Research Institute of Tropical Roots Tuber Crops and Banana INIVIT   (Cuba)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF LAS VILLAS   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Evolutionary model; Gene mutation; Genetic code algebra; Genetic code vector space; Primeval DNA; Primeval genetic code

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY MODEL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE ALGEBRA; GENETIC CODE VECTOR SPACE; PRIMEVAL DNA; PRIMEVAL GENETIC CODE;

ALGEBRA; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; DNA; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; VECTORS;

DNA SEQUENCES;

DNA; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME; MUTATION; PHYLOGENETICS;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CODON; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ALGORITHMS; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BASE PAIRING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; METHANOCOCCUS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, TRANSFER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 68849101847     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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