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Synonymous codon selection in the hepatitis B virus translation initiation region.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 7 Aug 2015
Ma M-R, Hui L, Wang M-L, Tang Y, Chang Y-W, Jia Q-H, Yang X-P, Wang X-H, Ha X-Q
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major health problem worldwide. This virus and its hosts are often fated to continual co-evolutionary interactions. Codon usage analysis has significance for studies of co-evolution between viruses, their hosts, and mRNA translation. Adaptation of the overall codon usage pattern of HBV to that of humans is estimated using the synonymous codon usage value (RSCU), and the...
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