Selective constraints on amino acids estimated by a mechanistic codon substitution model with multiple nucleotide changes.

BACKGROUND: Empirical substitution matrices represent the average tendencies of substitutions over various protein families by sacrificing gene-level resolution. We develop a codon-based model, in which mutational tendencies of codon, a genetic code, and the strength of selective constraints against...

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Main Author: Sanzo Miyazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3060808?pdf=render