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. 1962 Aug;48(8):1449–1454. doi: 10.1073/pnas.48.8.1449

A PHYSICAL BASIS FOR DEGENERACY IN THE AMINO ACID CODE

Bernard Weisblum 1,2,*, Seymour Benzer 1,2,*, Robert W Holley 1,2,†
PMCID: PMC220973  PMID: 14005813

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