THE RNA WORLD - BEFORE AND AFTER

被引:11
作者
DEDUVE, C [1 ]
机构
[1] ROCKEFELLER UNIV, NEW YORK, NY 10021 USA
关键词
ORIGIN OF LIFE; ABIOTIC CHEMISTRY; PROTOMETABOLISM; RIBOZYMES; METABOLISM;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(93)90045-5
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
A consideration of the possible mechanisms whereby the RNA world emerged and subsequently gave rise to an RNA-protein world suggests that the pathways followed by early prebiotic chemical reactions were congruent with present metabolic pathways.
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