Patterns of base composition within the genes of Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 534-541

  Kliman, Richard M ^a   Eyre Walker, Adam ^b  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

G+C content; Isochores; Synonymous codon use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CODON; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SELECTION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EXONS; GENES, INSECT; INTRONS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031954284     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006334     Document Type: Article

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