On the origin of the translation system and the genetic code in the RNA world by means of natural selection, exaptation, and subfunctionalization

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The origin of the translation system is, arguably, the central and the hardest problem in the study of the origin of life, and one of the hardest in all evolutionary biology. The problem has a clear catch-22 aspect: high translation...

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Main Authors: Koonin Eugene V, Wolf Yuri I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/2/1/14