Evidence from glycine transfer RNA of a frozen accident at the dawn of the genetic code

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transfer RNA (tRNA) is the means by which the cell translates DNA sequence into protein according to the rules of the genetic code. A credible proposition is that tRNA was formed from the duplication of an RNA hairpin half the length...

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Main Authors: Tate Warren P, Bernhardt Harold S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/3/1/53