Impact of translational selection on codon usage bias in the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 131-135

  Emery, Laura R ^a   Sharp, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; Codon usage; Selection; Translation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; GROWTH RATE; MUTATION; SELECTION;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS;

EID: 79551481541     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0620     Document Type: Article

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