Small regions of preferential codon usage and their effect on overall codon bias--the case of the plp gene.

doi:10.1080/15216549700203871

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Small regions of preferential codon usage and their effect on overall codon bias--the case of the plp gene.

Biochemistry and molecular biology international - 1 Sept 1997

Gatherer D, McEwan N R

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Preferential codon usage within synonymous groups (codon bias), is hypothesised to be a consequence of either mutational pressure or translational selection. This paper examines PLP and DM-20, two transcripts differentially spliced from the plp gene, using a variety of previously described indice...

Topics

Animals
Base Composition
Codon
Humans
Mathematics
Mice
Mutation
Myelin Proteolipid Protein
Nerve Tissue Proteins
RNA Splicing
RNA, Messenger
Rats

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