The Origin and Evolution of Genetic Code
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2026 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editor
2. The International Institute for Advanced Studies, Kizugawadai 9-3, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0225, Japan
Interests: the origin of life; the origin and evolution of the genetic code; the origin and evolution of genes; the origin and evolution of proteins
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We live under the genetic core system consisting of genes, the genetic code (tRNA), and proteins. At its center is the genetic code that mediates between genes (codons) and proteins (amino acids). Therefore, considering the origin and evolution of the genetic code also entails considering the origin and evolution of genes and proteins. In this Special Issue, we invite papers that broadly explore and discuss topics ranging from the origin and evolution of the genetic code to that of genes and proteins, in other words, to the origin and evolution of life.
Prof. Dr. Kenji Ikehara
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- origin of the genetic code
- evolution of the genetic code
- origin of gene
- evolution of gene
- origin of protein
- evolution of protein
- origin of life
- evolution of life
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