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Base pairing and fidelity in codon–anticodon interaction

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Base pairing in codon–anticodon interaction has been investigated in order to understand the basis on which particular base pairs have been selected for or against participation at the wobble position and the basis for codon–anticodon infidelity.

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Topal, M., Fresco, J. Base pairing and fidelity in codon–anticodon interaction. Nature 263, 289–293 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/263289a0

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