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Selective prebiotic formation of RNA pyrimidine and DNA purine nucleosides

Selective prebiotic formation of RNA pyrimidine and DNA purine nucleosides

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Selective prebiotic formation of RNA pyrimidine and DNA purine nucleosides

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Selective prebiotic formation of RNA pyrimidine and DNA purine nucleosides

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature (London), 2020-06, Vol.582 (7810), p.60-66

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

The nature of the first genetic polymer is the subject of major debate
1
. Although the ‘RNA world’ theory suggests that RNA was the first replicable information carrier of the prebiotic era—that is, prior to the dawn of life
2
,
3
—other evidence implies that life may have started with a heterogeneous nucleic acid genetic system...

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Selective prebiotic formation of RNA pyrimidine and DNA purine nucleosides

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7116818

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7116818

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/s41586-020-2330-9

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