Speculations on the evolution of the genetic code III: The evolution of t-RNA
β Scribed by Hyman Hartman
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 289 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-0875
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