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Evidence that natural selection on codon usage in Drosophila pseudoobscura varies across codons.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 16 Apr 2014
Kliman Richard M
Abstract excerpt
Like other species of Drosophila, Drosophila pseudoobscura has a distinct bias toward the usage of C- and G-ending codons. Previous studies have indicated that this bias is due, at least in part, to natural selection. Codon bias clearly differs among amino acids (and other codon classes) in Drosophila, which may reflect differences in the intensity of selection on codon usage. Ongoing natural selection on...
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