Molecular phylogeny of sequenced Saccharomycetes reveals polyphyly of the alternative yeast codon usage

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3222-3237

  Mühlhausen, Stefanie ^a   Kollmar, Martin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candida; Codon reassignment; Codon usage; Evolution; Genetic code

Indexed keywords

CODON; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LEUCINE; SERINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CANDIDA; CHEMISTRY; CODON; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CANDIDA; CODON; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; LEUCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SERINE;

EID: 84922353882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu152     Document Type: Article

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