The Selective Advantage of Synonymous Codon Usage Bias in Salmonella.
The genetic code in mRNA is redundant, with 61 sense codons translated into 20 different amino acids. Individual amino acids are encoded by up to six different codons but within codon families some are used more frequently than others. This phenomenon is referred to as synonymous codon usage bias. T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4786093?pdf=render |