In <it>Arabidopsis thaliana</it> codon volatility scores reflect GC3 composition rather than selective pressure

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Synonymous codon usage bias has typically been correlated with, and attributed to translational efficiency. However, there are other pressures on genomic sequence composition that can affect codon usage patterns such as mutational bi...

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Main Authors: O'Connell Mary J, Doyle Aisling M, Juenger Thomas E, Donoghue Mark TA, Keshavaiah Channa, Tuteja Reetu, Spillane Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/359