The contributions of replication orientation, gene direction, and signal sequences to base-composition asymmetries in bacterial genomes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-257

  Tillier, Elisabeth R M ^a   Collins, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Bacterial genomes; Base composition; Gene direction; Prokaryote genomes; Replication orientation; Skews

Indexed keywords

SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CODON USAGE; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033935187     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002399910029     Document Type: Article

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