Comparison of the roles of nucleotide synthesis, polymerization, and recombination in the origin of autocatalytic sets of RNAs

Astrobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 895-906

  Wu, Meng ^a   Higgs, Paul G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; RECOMBINASE; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; METABOLISM; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERIZATION; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 81555214611     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0679     Document Type: Article

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