Transitioning to DNA genomes in an RNA world

Transitioning to DNA genomes in an RNA world

The unexpected ability of an RNA polymerase ribozyme to copy RNA into DNA has ramifications for understanding how DNA genomes evolved.

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Veröffentlicht in:eLife 2017-11, Vol.6
Hauptverfasser: Cojocaru, Razvan, Unrau, Peter J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
Crick, Francis
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA-directed RNA polymerase
Enzymes
Genomes
Insight
Molecular biology
Origin of Life
origins of life
polymerase
Proteins
reverse transcriptase
ribozyme
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Zusammenfassung:The unexpected ability of an RNA polymerase ribozyme to copy RNA into DNA has ramifications for understanding how DNA genomes evolved.
ISSN:2050-084X
2050-084X
DOI:10.7554/eLife.32330