Different Patterns of Codon Usage and Amino Acid Composition across Primate Lentiviruses

A common feature of the mammalian <i>Lentiviruses</i> (family <i>Retroviridae</i>) is an RNA genome that contains an extremely high frequency of adenine (31.7–38.2%) while being extremely poor in cytosine (13.9–21.2%). Such a biased nucleotide composition has implications for...

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Main Authors: Angelo Pavesi, Fabio Romerio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/7/1580