A supersymmetric model for the evolution of the genetic code.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
A model is presented for the structure and evolution of the eukaryotic and vertebrate mitochondrial genetic codes, based on the representation theory of the Lie superalgebra A(5,0) approximately sl(6/1). A key role is played by pyrimidine and purine exchange symmetries in codon quartets.
Medical subject headings
- Evolution, Molecular
- Models, Genetic