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Interspecific and intragenic differences in codon usage bias among vertebrate myosin heavy-chain genes.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Oct 2011
Aoi Mikio C, Rourke Bryan C
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Synonymous codon usage bias is a broadly observed phenomenon in bacteria, plants, and invertebrates and may result from selection. However, the role of selective pressures in shaping codon bias is still controversial in vertebrates, particularly for mammals. The myosin heavy-chain (MyHC) gene family comprises multiple isoforms of the major force-producing contractile protein in cardiac and skeletal muscles. Slow...
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