Biased gene conversion affects patterns of codon usage and amino acid usage in the saccharomyces sensu stricto group of yeasts

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-129

  Harrison, Richard J ^a   Charlesworth, Brian ^a  

^a Institute for Immunology and Infection Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biased gene conversion; codon usage bias; yeast

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CODON USAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DRIFT; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES SENSU STRICTO; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO ACIDS; BASE COMPOSITION; CODON; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES; SELECTION, GENETIC;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 78650459424     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq191     Document Type: Article

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