Genetic robustness at the codon level as a measure of selection

Gene

Volumn 443, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 64-69

  Archetti, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Codon usage; Error minimization; Genetic robustness; Natural selection; Volatility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CODON USAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ERROR; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CODON; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 67449083438     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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