In a new study, Sawsan Wehbi, a doctoral student at the University of Arizona, discovered strong evidence that challenges the widely accepted theory of how the genetic code evolved. The study suggests that the sequence in which amino acids—the building blocks of the code—were incorporated is different from what was previously considered the “consensus” on the evolution of the genetic code.
Study sheds light on origin of genetic code
The textbook version of how the universal genetic code evolved needs revision.
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