Article
Switch in codon bias and increased rates of amino acid substitution in the Drosophila saltans species group.
Genetics - 1 Sept 1999
Rodríguez-Trelles F, Tarrío R, Ayala F J
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the nucleotide composition of five genes, Xdh, Adh, Sod, Per, and 28SrRNA, in nine species of Drosophila (subgenus Sophophora) and one of Scaptodrosophila. The six species of the Drosophila saltans group markedly differ from the others in GC content and codon use bias. The GC content in the third codon position, and to a lesser extent in the first position and the introns, is higher in the D....
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.