Quadruplet codons: One small step for a ribosome, one giant leap for proteins: An expanded genetic code could address fundamental questions about algorithmic information, biological function, and the origins of life

BioEssays

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 650-654

  Chen, Irene A ^a   Schindlinger, Michael ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LESLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Origin of life; Quadruplet codon; Shannon information

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOGENESIS; CODON; ENTROPY; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RIBOSOME;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CODON; GENETIC CODE; HUMANS; PROTEINS; RIBOSOMES;

EID: 77954820676     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201000051     Document Type: Review

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