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Table 1 The 25 theoretical minimal RNA ring sequences. Columns are: 1) RNA ring numbering; 2) RNA ring cognate amino acid according to homology hypothesis with ancestral tRNAs [12]; 3) RNA ring with stop codon at 3′ extremity, anticodon underlined. Presumably, three consecutive translation rounds translated RNA rings, starting at the 3′ side of the stop codon

From: The primordial tRNA acceptor stem code from theoretical minimal RNA ring clusters

RNA

AA

CDs

1

F

AATTCATGCCAGACTGGTATGA

2

M

CATGCCAGAAATTCTGGTATGA

3

S

ATGGTGCCACTATTCAAGATGA

4

Pyl

ATGCTATTCACCAAGATGGTGA

5

V

ATGGTGCTACCATTCAAGATGA

6

N

ATGGCCTATTCACAAGATGTGA

7

D

ATGCCACTGGTATTCAAGATGA

8

R

ATGTGGCCTACATTCAAGATGA

9

Sec

ATGCCAAGATGGTATTCACTGA

10

L

GCAATGTTTATGGAGACCATAA

11

P

TATGTTTGGAGACCAAGCATAA

12

E

TTCATGCCAGAAACTGGTATGA

13

G

ATGGTACTGCCATTCAAGATGA

14

I

GCAGAATGTTTATGGACCATAA

15

Q

AATATGTTTGGACCAAGCATAG

16

L

TATGTTTGGAAGCCAGACATAA

17

K

TACATTTGGAAGCCAGATGTAA

18

S

ACAATGTTTATGGAAGCCATAG

19

A

ATGGAAGCCATTTACAATGTAG

20

W

TACAGATGGAAGCCATTTGTAA

21

C

AACATGCCAGATTCTGGTATGA

22

H

TGCCAGAAACATTCTGGTATGA

23

T

TATGGTTCTGCAAGAACCATGA

24

Y

TACCATTCTGCAAGAATGGTGA

25

G

ATGGTGCCATTCAAGACTATGA