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. 1976 Jul;73(7):2336-40.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.73.7.2336.

The evolution of a universal genetic code

J T Wong

The evolution of a universal genetic code

J T Wong. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1976 Jul.

Abstract

Some of the basic problems presented by the rapid evolution of a universal genetic code can be resolved by a mechanism of co-evolution of the code and the amino acids it serves.

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