Molecular evolution as a process of message refinement

Amino acid sequences are often said to code for proteins. Taking that statement literally, we propose a methodology in which protein sequences appear as messages and as such are amenable to the techniques of signal analysis. Not only does this view of amino acid sequences as messages appear to be te...

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Published inJournal of molecular evolution Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 41 - 54
Main Authors Reichert, T.A, Yu, J.M.C, Christensen, R.A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.01.1976
Subjects
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Biological Evolution
Cytochrome c Group - analysis
Eukaryota
Fungi
Humans
Plants
Probability
Spectrum Analysis
Vertebrates
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Summary:Amino acid sequences are often said to code for proteins. Taking that statement literally, we propose a methodology in which protein sequences appear as messages and as such are amenable to the techniques of signal analysis. Not only does this view of amino acid sequences as messages appear to be tenable, but the clarity of expression of these sequences seems to increase, i.e., the noisiness decreases, consonant with notions of ascendancy in the hierarchy of morphological taxonomy.
ISSN:0022-2844
1432-1432
DOI:10.1007/BF01738881