Erratum: The phylogenomic roots of modern biochemistry: Origins of proteins, cofactors and protein biosynthesis (Journal of Molecular Evolution DOI: 10.1007/s00239-011-9480-1);The phylogenomic roots of modern biochemistry: Origins of proteins, cofactors and protein biosynthesis

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 1-34

  Caetano Anollés, Gustavo ^a   Kim, Kyung Mo ^b   Caetano Anollés, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases; Non ribosomal protein synthesis; Origin of life; Phylogenetic analysis; Protein domain structure; Ribonucleoprotein world

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862687324     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-012-9485-4     Document Type: Erratum

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