The genomic tag hypothesis: modern viruses as molecular fossils of ancient strategies for genomic replication, and clues regarding the origin of protein synthesis

Biol Bull. 1999 Jun;196(3):327-8; discussion 329-30. doi: 10.2307/1542962.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • DNA / biosynthesis*
  • DNA Replication
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Fossils
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Protein Biosynthesis*
  • RNA, Transfer / physiology*
  • Viruses / genetics*

Substances

  • DNA
  • RNA, Transfer