Title |
An extension of the coevolution theory of the origin of the genetic code
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Published in |
Biology Direct, September 2008
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DOI | 10.1186/1745-6150-3-37 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Massimo Di Giulio |
Abstract |
The coevolution theory of the origin of the genetic code suggests that the genetic code is an imprint of the biosynthetic relationships between amino acids. However, this theory does not seem to attribute a role to the biosynthetic relationships between the earliest amino acids that evolved along the pathways of energetic metabolism. As a result, the coevolution theory is unable to clearly define the very earliest phases of genetic code origin. In order to remove this difficulty, I here suggest an extension of the coevolution theory that attributes a crucial role to the first amino acids that evolved along these biosynthetic pathways and to their biosynthetic relationships, even when defined by the non-amino acid molecules that are their precursors. |
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