Searching of code space for an error-minimized genetic code via codon capture leads to failure, or requires at least 20 improving codon reassignments via the ambiguous intermediate mechanism

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-115

  Massey, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Codon reassignment; Emergence; Genetic code

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CODON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETICS;

CODON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC CODE; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 76749163630     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-009-9313-7     Document Type: Article

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