Rolling-circle and strand-displacement mechanisms for non-enzymatic RNA replication at the time of the origin of life

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2021.110822MaRDI QIDQ2049162zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Andrew S. Tupper, Paul G. Higgs

Publication date 24 August 2021

Published in Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

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Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2021.110822

zbMATH Keywords

non-enzymatic template-directed replicationorigin of lifeRNA worldrolling circlestrand-displacement

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biochemistry, molecular biology (92C40) Kinetics in biochemical problems (pharmacokinetics, enzyme kinetics, etc.) (92C45)

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