Origin of the Genetic Code [Editorial letter]
- Title:
- Origin of the Genetic Code [Editorial letter]
- Creator:
- Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
- Date:
- [14 January 1967]
- Description:
- In this letter to the editor of Nature Crick outlined a theory of how the genetic code for proteins might have evolved through incorporation of additional amino acids, followed by natural selection. Crick envisioned that the genetic code had undergone three evolutionary stages, from a primitive to a final code.. Crick maintained a life-long interest in evolution and the origins of life, which he believed would have to be explained if mankind was to develop a rational, scientific view of the world.
- Periodical:
- Nature
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of the Nature Publishing Group. and http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html
- Genre:
-
Articles
Letters (correspondence) - Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Periodical. Crick, Francis. "Origin of the Genetic Code" [Editorial letter]. Nature 213, ([14 January 1967]): 119. Article. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image.. Nature
- Legacy ID:
- SCBCBV
- NLM ID:
- 101584582X422
- Profiles Collection:
- The Francis Crick Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X422
- Story Section:
- Deciphering the Genetic Code, 1958-1966