Biological evidence against the panspermia theory

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-572

  Di Giulio, Massimo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biosynthetic pathways on tRNAs; Coevolution theory of the genetic code; Evolutionary transitions; Progenote; TRNA split genes

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; TRANSFER RNA;

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD;

ARCHEAN; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CODON; EVOLUTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRAIT; MICROORGANISM; NANOARCHAEUM EQUITANS; NONHUMAN; PANSPERMIA THEORY; PLESIOMORPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENOTE; PROKARYOTE;

BACTERIA; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; EXOBIOLOGY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOARCHAEOTA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 77955282982     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.07.017     Document Type: Article

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