Article
Codon usage bias and effective population sizes on the X chromosome versus the autosomes in Drosophila melanogaster.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Apr 2013
Campos Jose L, Zeng Kai, Parker Darren J, Charlesworth Brian, Haddrill Penelope R
Abstract excerpt
Codon usage bias (CUB) in Drosophila is higher for X-linked genes than for autosomal genes. One possible explanation is that the higher effective recombination rate for genes on the X chromosome compared with the autosomes reduces their susceptibility to Hill-Robertson effects, and thus enhances...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Composition
- Chromosomes, Insect
- Codon
- Drosophila Proteins
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Genes, X-Linked
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Open Reading Frames
- Population Density
- Recombination, Genetic
- Selection, Genetic
- X Chromosome