Evolution of the genetic code from the GC- to the AGUC-alphabet · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0710.0445/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTEvolution of the genetic code from the GC- to the AGUC-alphabet — mentioned by bedigerhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1958824urn:hackerpapers:mention:0710.0445:1958824Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:16:12 GMT<p>Some biologists have made a case for DNA replication evolving twice, independently: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC148579/pdf/27338... Apparently you can also make a case for the evolution of DNA itself, possibly from a 2-letter alphabet: http://arxiv.org/abs/0710.0445</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0710.0445/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>q-bio.PE