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codon usage bias: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary genetics

the unequal use of synonymous codons within and across genomes, shaped by mutation, drift and selection on translation.

In evolutionary genetics, codon usage bias refers to the unequal use of synonymous codons within and across genomes, shaped by mutation, drift and selection on translation. This meaning comes from Hershberg (2008) in Annual Review of Genetics.[1]

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References

Hershberg, R., & Petrov, D. A. (2008). Selection on Codon Bias. Annual Review of Genetics, 42(1), 287-299. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.genet.42.110807.091442

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