Abstract
Artesian groundwaters of high radionuclide concentration are ubiquitous and may have provided the large, sustained energy sources that were required to drive the multistage process of DNA and primordial cell evolution. The rapid, early development of the genetic code as well as its degeneracy can be attributed to exceptionally high radiation-induced mutation rates in this unique environment. The ability of double-strand DNA to direct enzymatic repair of radiation damage to single strands contributed importantly to its selective evolution. It is postulated that the polymerization of nucleotides took place at elevated temperatures within alpha-particle tracks of high ion and free-radical density, followed by rapid quenching to ambient conditions. It also is evident that radiation resistance and ploidy were important selection factors in cellular evolution.
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