title: The genomic tag hypothesis: modern viruses as molecular fossils of ancient strategies for genomic replication, and clues regarding the origin of protein synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8024, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maizels
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004261:DNA Replication; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005580:Fossils; D016679:Genome, Viral; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000502:physiology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer