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Balanced Codon Usage Optimizes Eukaryotic Translational Efficiency

Balanced Codon Usage Optimizes Eukaryotic Translational Efficiency

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Balanced Codon Usage Optimizes Eukaryotic Translational Efficiency

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Balanced Codon Usage Optimizes Eukaryotic Translational Efficiency

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS genetics, 2012-03, Vol.8 (3), p.e1002603-e1002603

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Cellular efficiency in protein translation is an important fitness determinant in rapidly growing organisms. It is widely believed that synonymous codons are translated with unequal speeds and that translational efficiency is maximized by the exclusive use of rapidly translated codons. Here we estimate the in vivo translational speeds of all sense...

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Balanced Codon Usage Optimizes Eukaryotic Translational Efficiency

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1313525048

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1313525048

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ISSN

1553-7404,1553-7390

E-ISSN

1553-7404

DOI

10.1371/journal.pgen.1002603

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