Evolution of the genetic code from the GC- to the AGUC-alphabet

Denis A. Semenov

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Evolution of the genetic code from the GC- to the AGUC-alphabet

Denis A. Semenov

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A hypothesis of the evolution of the genetic code is proposed, the leading mechanism of which is the nucleotide spontaneous damage leading to AT-enrichment of the genome. The hypothesis accounts for stability of the genetic code towards point mutations, the presence of code dialects, and the symmetry of the genetic code table.

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Denis A. Semenov. 2007-10-02. Evolution of the genetic code from the GC- to the AGUC-alphabet. https://arxiv.org/abs/0710.0445

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