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Non-random Variability in Evolution of Base Compositions of Ribosomal RNA

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DURING the past few years, base composition data have accumulated in the literature for the two chief components of ribosomal RNA (rRNA): the larger (23–28S RNA) and the smaller (16–18S RNA). I wish to draw attention to some peculiarities in these data.

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AMALDI, F. Non-random Variability in Evolution of Base Compositions of Ribosomal RNA. Nature 221, 95–96 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221095a0

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