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Authors: Woese, C. R.
Corresponding author: Woese, C R
Venue: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
Published: 1965-12
Volume: 54
Issue: 6
Pages: 1546-1552
ISSN: 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.54.6.1546
PMC: PMC300511
OpenAlex: W1978595049
Cited by: 487
References: 12
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Type: journal article
Language: en
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Topics: Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
Keywords: genetic code, origin of the genetic code, codon evolution, molecular evolution
MeSH terms: Biological Evolution, Genetic Code, Models, Theoretical, RNA, Transfer

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On the evolution of the genetic code.

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