On origin of genetic code and tRNA before translation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Synthesis of proteins is based on the genetic code - a nearly universal assignment of codons to amino acids (aas). A major challenge to the understanding of the origins of this assignment is the archetypal "key-lock vs. frozen a...

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Main Authors: Szathmáry Eörs, Rodin Andrei S, Rodin Sergei N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/6/1/14