Codon-pair usage and genome evolution

Gene

Volumn 433, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 8-15

  Wang, Fang Ping ^a   Li, Hong ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Base triplet pair usage; Codon pair usage; Gamma distribution; Genome evolution

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CODON USAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CODON; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION; GENOME;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 59649123581     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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