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April 29, 2021Science

ZTCG: Viruses expand the genetic alphabet

Michael W. Grome Farren J. Isaacs

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Viruses build nucleotide Z, identified in meteorites, replacing adenine in DNA genomes

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f5414f44fa9f079dcc10f https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh3571

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