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Quadruplet codons: one small step for a ribosome, one giant leap for proteins: an expanded genetic code could address fundamental questions about algorithmic information, biological function, and the origins of life.

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SUBMITTER: Chen IA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3133615 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Quadruplet codons: one small step for a ribosome, one giant leap for proteins: an expanded genetic code could address fundamental questions about algorithmic information, biological function, and the origins of life.

Chen Irene A IA Schindlinger Michael M

BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology 20100801 8

PMID: 20658702

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