The RNA World: The Nature of Modern RNA Suggests a Prebiotic RNARaymond F. Gesteland, Thomas Cech, John Fuller Atkins |
Contents
Prospects for Understanding the Origin of the RNA World | 49 |
What Molecular Fossils Tell | 79 |
Probing RNA Structure Function and History | 113 |
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Acad activity addition amino acid aminoacyl analysis appears base pairs binding Biochemistry Biol bond catalysis catalytic Cech Cell Chem chemical cleavage coli complex component conformation conserved contain domain early editing effect elements endonuclease enzyme et al evidence evolution example experiments factor Figure folding formation function gene genetic genomic group I intron helix human important indicated initiation interactions involved known loop major mechanism metal ions molecular molecules motifs mRNA mutations Nature Nucleic Acids nucleotides occur organisms origin phosphate position possible present Proc protein reaction recognition regions replication reverse ribosomal ribozyme RNA World RNase role rRNA Science selection sequence shown similar single snRNA snRNP specific spliceosome splicing stacking stem step strand structure studies substrate subunit suggest synthesis telomerase telomeric template Tetrahymena tion transcription tRNA vitro yeast
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The Character Concept in Evolutionary Biology Gunter P. Wagner,Günter P. Wagner No preview available - 2000 |