Selection pressures on codon usage in the complete genome of bacteriophage T7

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1985, Pages 150-160

  Sharp, Paul M ^a   Rogers, Mark S ^a   McConnell, David J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage T7; Codon usage; DNA sequence analysis; Molecular evolution; Pretermination codons; Restriction sites; RNY codons; Synonymous codons; tRNA

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BACTERIOPHAGE; CODON; EVOLUTION; HEREDITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, VIRAL; GENES, STRUCTURAL; GENES, VIRAL; GENETIC CODE; MUTATION; PYRIMIDINES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, TRANSFER; SELECTION (GENETICS); T-PHAGES;

EID: 0021679725     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: 14321432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02100089     Document Type: Article

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