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One of the key discoveries in early code translation efforts is discussed in this article--that single-stranded RNA, but not double or triple stranded RNA, serves as a template for protein synthesis. This article discusses the possible functional significance of RNA's secondary structure in the coding mechanism.
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Singer et al. (1963) studied this question.
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