title: A supersymmetric model for the evolution of the genetic code.
abstract: A model is presented for the structure and evolution of the eukaryotic and vertebrate mitochondrial genetic codes, based on the representation theory of the Lie superalgebra A(5,0) approximately sl(6/1). A key role is played by pyrimidine and purine exchange symmetries in codon quartets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics, University of Adelaide Adelaide, S. A. 5005, Australia.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bashford
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsohantjis
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Jarvis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D008957:Models, Genetic
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial