Relationships between genomic G+C content, RNA secondary structures, and optimal growth temperature in prokaryotes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 632-636

  Galtier, Nicolas ^a   Lobry, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Directional mutation pressure; G+C content; Optimal growth temperature; Parity rule; Prokaryotes; Secondary structures

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; RNA 5S; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENOME; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA; BASE COMPOSITION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0030900384     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006186     Document Type: Article

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