Degeneracy in the genetic code and its symmetries by base substitutions

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2003-03-11

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0303045v2

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Biological Physics

8 pages, 2 figures, modified title, added introduction and references, added paragraph with further concept, extended conclusi

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Why is the genetic code the way it is? The most successful theory states that the codon assignments minimise the effects of errors arising in primordial living systems. Here a transversion is reported that leaves invariant degeneracy in the genetic code. A model was established to address the question: How should sets of synonymous codons be chosen to minimise the deleterious effects of non synonymous substitutions? It is shown that the arithmetic theory of quadratic forms provides the framework for degeneracy in the genetic code.

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