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On the Optimization of the Physicochemical Distances between Amino Acids in the Evolution of the Genetic Code

✍ Scribed by Massimo Di Giulio; M.Rosaria Capobianco; Mario Medugno

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
490 KB
Volume
168
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-5193

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✦ Synopsis

Using the simulated annealing technique we re-examine the role played by the minimization of the physicochemical distances between amino acids during the origin of the organization of the genetic code. The results are discussed in the context of the various hypotheses proposed to explain how amino acids were allocated in the genetic code.

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