Qualitative Survey of RNA Codewords
- Contributor(s):
- Nirenberg, Marshall W. Jones, Oliver W., Jr Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Publication:
- National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 1962
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Amino Acids RNA Codon Polynucleotides
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials Articles
- Abstract:
- In this article, Jones and Nirenberg provide a progress report on code translation efforts. They find that almost every amino acid tested can be coded by a polymer containing only two bases. The article includes approximations of nineteen triplet codewords and suggests that any theory concerning the physical basis of the code must explain the available data revealing the high coding efficiency of polynucleotides, marked codeword specificity, and degenerate codewords. The degeneracy model of Gamov and Watson-Crick pairing are among some of the ideas discussed.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- Extent:
- 9 pages
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101584910X51 (See in Profiles in Science)
- Profiles in Science ID:
- JJBBDL
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X51
- Archival Collection:
- The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers (Profiles in Science)