Article
Impact of translational selection on codon usage bias in the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis.
Biology letters - 23 Feb 2011
Emery Laura R, Sharp Paul M
Abstract excerpt
Patterns of codon usage have been extensively studied among Bacteria and Eukaryotes, but there has been little investigation of species from the third domain of life, the Archaea. Here, we examine the nature of codon usage bias in a methanogenic archaeon, Methanococcus maripaludis. Genome-wide patterns of codon usage are dominated by a strong A + T bias, presumably largely reflecting mutation patterns....
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