Synonymous codon usage in Cryptosporidium parvum: Identification of two distinct trends among genes

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 402-412

  Grocock, Russell J ^a   Sharp, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Codon usage; Cryptosporidium parvum; Gene expression; Mutation bias

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; CODON USAGE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; CODON; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 0035074942     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00129-1     Document Type: Article

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