Read between the Lines: Diversity of Nontranslational Selection Pressures on Local Codon Usage.

doi:10.1093/gbe/evab097

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Read between the Lines: Diversity of Nontranslational Selection Pressures on Local Codon Usage.

Genome biology and evolution - 1 Sept 2021

Callens Martijn, Pradier Léa, Finnegan Michael, Rose Caroline, Bedhomme Stéphanie

Abstract excerpt

Protein coding genes can contain specific motifs within their nucleotide sequence that function as a signal for various biological pathways. The presence of such sequence motifs within a gene can have beneficial or detrimental effects on the phenotype and fitness of an organism, and this can lead...

Topics

Codon
Codon Usage
Genetic Code
Mutation
Selection, Genetic
Silent Mutation

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