Codons support the maintenance of intrinsic DNA polymer flexibility over evolutionary timescales

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 954-965

  Babbitt, G A ^a   Schulze, K V ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Codon; Codon bias; DNA flexibility; Genetic code; Minor groove width; Silent mutation

Indexed keywords

DNA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CODON; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BASE COMPOSITION; CODON; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOMICS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84873124967     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evs073     Document Type: Article

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