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. 1994 Nov 22;91(24):11283–11286. doi: 10.1073/pnas.91.24.11283

Possible role of aminoacyl-RNA complexes in noncoded peptide synthesis and origin of coded synthesis.

P Schimmel 1, B Henderson 1
PMCID: PMC45215  PMID: 7972050

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