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SUBMITTER: Mushegian A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1370823 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
RNA (New York, N.Y.) 20050725 9
Minimal genome approaches seek to define the smallest gene complement compatible with modern-type cellular life on Earth. A consensus of computational and experimental approaches indicates that a minimal genome is close to 300 protein-coding genes, if a rich medium is provided for cell growth. I relate ribosomal gene content in completely sequenced genomes to ribosomal subunit structure and approximate the protein components of the putative minimal ribosome and the ribosome of the Last Universal ...[more]