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The Triplet Genetic Code had a Doublet Predecessor

Apoorva Patel

q-bio.GNarXiv:q-bio/0403036

Abstract

Information theoretic analysis of genetic languages indicates that the naturally occurring 20 amino acids and the triplet genetic code arose by duplication of 10 amino acids of class-II and a doublet genetic code having codons NNY and anticodons GNN. Evidence for this scenario is presented based on the properties of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, amino acids and nucleotide bases.

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