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Emergence and diversification of a host-parasite RNA ecosystem through Darwinian evolution.
eLife - 21 Jul 2020
Furubayashi Taro, Ueda Kensuke, Bansho Yohsuke, Motooka Daisuke, Nakamura Shota, Mizuuchi Ryo, Ichihashi Norikazu
Abstract excerpt
In prebiotic evolution, molecular self-replicators are considered to develop into diverse, complex living organisms. The appearance of parasitic replicators is believed inevitable in this process. However, the role of parasitic replicators in prebiotic evolution remains elusive. Here, we demonstrated experimental coevolution of RNA self-replicators (host RNAs) and emerging parasitic replicators (parasitic RNAs)...
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