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. 2003 Dec;10(12):1148-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2003.12.003.

RNA sex

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RNA sex

Andres Jäschke et al. Chem Biol. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

Recombination of genetic information is a major driving force in evolution, today catalyzed by protein enzymes. In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, a paper by Riley and Lehman demonstrates that RNA can perform general recombination of RNA strands, thus supporting the scenario of a prebiotic RNA world.

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