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Coding rules for amino acids in the genetic code: the genetic code is a minimal code of mutational deterioration.
Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life - 1 Feb 2002
Luo Liaofu, Li Xiaoqin
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Coding rules for amino acids in the genetic code are discussed from the point that the genetic code is a minimal code of mutational deterioration. The global mutational deterioration (GMD) function is defined through several parameters describing single base mutations and amino acid distances. The problem of searching for the global minimum of the GMD function is discussed in some detail. From GMD minimization...
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