Analysis of a Shift in Codon Usage in Drosophila
Powell JR, Sezzi E, Moriyama EN, Gleason JM, Caccone A. Analysis of a Shift in Codon Usage in Drosophila. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 2003, 57: s214-s225. PMID: 15008418, DOI: 10.1007/s00239-003-0030-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCodon usageD. melanogasterMutation biasSaltans species groupAmino acidsFour-fold degenerate sitesRelaxed selectionD. willistoniExtant speciesDrosophila willistoniSpecies groupsPosttranscriptional modificationsWobble positionDegenerate sitesFrozen accidentWillistoniLineagesRelative abundanceMelanogasterSpeciesTRNAGenesC compositionFurther insightDrosophila