A simple model based on mutation and selection explains trends in codon and amino-acid usage and GC composition within and across genomes

Genome Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages

  Knight, Robin D ^a   Freeland, Stephen J ^a   Landweber, Laura F ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Codon; Codon Position; Codon Usage; Genome Composition; Synonymous Codon Usage

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CODON; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BASE COMPOSITION; CODON; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035220937     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2001-2-4-research0010     Document Type: Article

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