Correlations between mRNA expression levels and GC contents of coding and untranslated regions of genes in rodents

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-41

  Konu, Özlen ^a   Li, Ming D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Codon bias; GC content; Gene expression; Microarray; Rodents; SAGE; UTR

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; MESSENGER RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA MICROARRAY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; RNA TRANSLATION; RODENT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; UNTRANSLATED REGION;

ANIMALS; EXONS; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRONS; MICE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALVIA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0036133146     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-001-0015-z     Document Type: Article

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