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View SchemaCollective evolution and the genetic code
| Authors | Kalin Vetsigian, Carl Woese, Nigel Goldenfeld |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | q-bio/0605036 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0605036 |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.0603780103 |
Abstract
A dynamical theory for the evolution of the genetic code is presented, which accounts for its universality and optimality. The central concept is that a variety of collective, but non-Darwinian, mechanisms likely to be present in early communal life generically lead to refinement and selection of innovation-sharing protocols, such as the genetic code. Our proposal is illustrated using a simplified computer model, and placed within the context of a sequence of transitions that early life may have made, prior to the emergence of vertical descent.
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