Evolution of gene overlaps: Relative reading frame bias in prokaryotic two-component system genes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 457-462

  Cock, Peter J A ^a   Whitworth, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Codon usage; Gene overlaps; Histidine kinase; Reading frame; Response regulator; Two component system

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CODON USAGE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PROKARYOTE; STOP CODON;

AMINO ACIDS; CODON; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, OVERLAPPING; MUTATION; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; READING FRAMES;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34247884480     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-006-0180-1     Document Type: Article

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