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Does codon bias have an evolutionary origin?

BACKGROUND: There is a 3-fold redundancy in the Genetic Code; most amino acids are encoded by more than one codon. These synonymous codons are not used equally; there is a Codon Usage Bias (CUB). This article will provide novel information about the origin and evolution of this bias. RESULTS: Codon...

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Autor principal: Biro, Jan C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2519059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18667081
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4682-5-16