Biopolym. Cell. 2000; 16(6):449-454.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.00058A
Reviews
Symmetric properties of genetic code
1Duplij D. R., 1Duplij S. A., 2Chashchin N. A.
  1. Kharkiv National University
    4, Svobody Ave., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61077
  2. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

Formal aspects of genetic code problem are considered. Special attention is given to the mathematical approaches for describing the coding process. A new numerical characteristic of nucleotide – determinative degree– is introduced. A model for rhombic code construction as an exterior product is proposed. Various algebraic and supersymmetric models of genetic code are discussed.
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