The optimality of the standard genetic code assessed by an eight-objective evolutionary algorithm
Abstract Background The standard genetic code (SGC) is a unique set of rules which assign amino acids to codons. Similar amino acids tend to have similar codons indicating that the code evolved to minimize the costs of amino acid replacements in proteins, caused by mutations or translational errors....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1304-0 |