The Optimal Design of the Genetic Code

[evograd (Blogging Graduate Student)]

This subject was discussed on this very forum last year:

Is the Genetic Code Well-Designed?

Hi Vincent, I’m not disagreeing with you, merely curious about the numbers you are using here. I read some of your post at TSZ, but may have missed a detailed explanation of these numbers.

@vjtorley referenced this interesting paper by Eugene Koonin:

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/7/2/22/htm