The Impact of Selection at the Amino Acid Level on the Usage of Synonymous Codons

There are two main forces that affect usage of synonymous codons: directional mutational pressure and selection. The effectiveness of protein translation is usually considered as the main selectional factor. However, biased codon usage can also be a byproduct of a general selection at the amino acid...

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Main Authors: Paweł Błażej, Dorota Mackiewicz, Małgorzata Wnętrzak, Paweł Mackiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2017-03-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
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Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.116.038125