A New Replicator: A theoretical framework for analysing replication

BMC Biology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Zachar, István ^a,b   Szathmáry, Eörs ^a,b,c  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (Hungary)

^c PARMENIDES FOUNDATION   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA REPLICATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

DNA REPLICATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 77949431859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-8-21     Document Type: Letter

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