Heterogeneity in codon usage in the flatworm Schistosoma mansoni

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-167

  Musto, Héctor ^a,b   Romero, Héctor ^b   Rodríguez Maseda, Helena ^b  

^a Institute Cle fi'Sica   (Uruguay)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Base composition; Effective number of codons; Genome organization; Isochores; Platyhelminthes; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ARTICLE; CODON; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; CODON; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SELECTION (GENETICS);

INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0031912529     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006291     Document Type: Article

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