| Question 9: minority control and genetic takeover. | |
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PMID: 17624811 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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As an issue of constructive biology, we study how molecules carrying heredity appear in a reproduction system that consists of mutually catalytic reactions. Molecules that are minority in number are shown to be preserved over generations, and control the behavior of the system. Life-critical information is then expected to be packed into such molecules and transferred over generations, leading to kinetic origin of genetic information. Relevance of this minority control to genetic takeover from loose reproduction is discussed, as a general consequence of any reproducing system with evolvability. Appropriate cell size to achieve both for reproduction and evolvability is also estimated based on this minority control mechanism. |
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Authors:
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Kunihiko Kaneko |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-07-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life Volume: 37 ISSN: 0169-6149 ISO Abbreviation: Orig Life Evol Biosph Publication Date: 2007 Oct |
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Created Date: 2007-08-20 Completed Date: 2007-12-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8610391 Medline TA: Orig Life Evol Biosph Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 465-8 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan. kaneko@complex.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
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Evolution, Chemical* Life* Models, Theoretical |
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