Exceptional error minimization in putative primordial genetic codes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The standard genetic code is redundant and has a highly non-random structure. Codons for the same amino acids typically differ only by the nucleotide in the third position, whereas similar amino acids are encoded, mostly, by codon se...

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Main Authors: Koonin Eugene V, Novozhilov Artem S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/4/1/44