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Published on: July 25, 2013
A mathematical model accounting for the organization in multiplets of the genetic code
1Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli "Federico II" and I N FN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso di Monte S Angelo, Via Cintia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy. Sciarrino@na.infn.it
Abstract:
A model using suitable mathematical operators in the crystal basis model of the genetic code is presented. This model retains a requirement for stability of the genetic code against misreading or translation errors. The main features (including number of encoded amino-acids, nucleotide content, and synonymous codons multiplet dimension) are described for mitochondrial and eukaryotic genetic codes.
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