Evolution of the genetic code. Emergence of DNA

2008/03/21 by Semenov, Denis A.
#Biomolecules (q-bio.BM) #FOS: Biological sciences #Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0803.3143

Abstract

This hypothesis can provide an opportunity to trace logically the process of the emergence of the DNA double helix. AT-enrichment in this hypothesis is main factor of evolution of DNA double helix from RNA double helix.

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