Evolution of the genetic code. Emergence of stop codons

2007/10/31 by Denis A. Semenov, Semenov, Denis A.
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Biomolecules (q-bio.BM) #FOS: Biological sciences #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Machine Learning in Bioinformatics #Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE) #RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0710.5825

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Abstract

What could cause the emergence of non-encoding codons in the course of evolution of the genetic code? Hypothesis of evolution of the genetic code from GC to the AGUC-alphabet account for existence of stop codons.

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