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Evolution of Codon Usage Bias in Diatoms.
Genes - 6 Nov 2019
Krasovec Marc, Filatov Dmitry A
Abstract excerpt
Codon usage bias (CUB)-preferential use of one of the synonymous codons, has been described in a wide range of organisms from bacteria to mammals, but it has not yet been studied in marine phytoplankton. CUB is thought to be caused by weak selection for translational accuracy and efficiency. Weak selection can overpower genetic drift only in species with large effective population sizes, such as Drosophila that...
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