Cosmic genes in the cretaceous-tertiary transition

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作者：
Wallis, MK [1 ]
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[1] Cardiff Univ, Cardiff Ctr Astrobiol, Cardiff, S Glam, Wales
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ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE | 2003年 / 285卷 / 02期
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10.1023/A:1025498106598
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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It is proposed that genes coding for Aib-polypeptides arose early on in the K/T transition, presumed from the Earth's accretion of interplanetary ( comet) dust. Aib-fungi flourished because of the evolutionary advantage of novel antibiotics. The stress on Cretaceous biology led directly and indirectly to mass species extinctions, including many dinosaur species, in the epoch preceding the Chicxulub impact.
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