Efficient translation initiation dictates codon usage at gene start
The genetic code is degenerate; thus, protein evolution does not uniquely determine the coding sequence. One of the puzzles in evolutionary genetics is therefore to uncover evolutionary driving forces that result in specific codon choice. In many bacteria, the first 5–10 codons of protein‐coding gen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2013-01-01
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Series: | Molecular Systems Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/msb.2013.32 |