Codon usage in twelve species of <it>Drosophila</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Codon usage bias (CUB), the uneven use of synonymous codons, is a ubiquitous observation in virtually all organisms examined. The pattern of codon usage is generally similar among closely related species, but differs significantly am...

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Main Authors: Powell Jeffrey R, Moriyama Etsuko N, Vicario Saverio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/226