Stop codons in bacteria are not selectively equivalent

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The evolution and genomic stop codon frequencies have not been rigorously studied with the exception of coding of non-canonical amino acids. Here we study the rate of evolution and frequency distribution of stop codons in bacterial g...

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Main Authors: Povolotskaya Inna S, Kondrashov Fyodor A, Ledda Alice, Vlasov Peter K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/7/1/30