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Codon usage bias

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Codon usage bias refers to differences in the frequency of occurrence of synonymous codons in coding DNA. A codon is a series of three nucleotides (a triplet) that encodes a specific amino acid residue in a polypeptide chain or for the termination of translation (stop codons).

Codon usage bias - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Genetic bias in coding DNA Codon usage bias in Physcomitrella patens Codon usage bias refers to differences in the frequency of occurrence of synonymous codons in coding DNA . A codon is a series of three nucleotides (a triplet) that encodes a specific amino acid residue in a polypeptide chain or for the termination of translation ( stop codons ). There are 64 different codons (61 codons encoding for amino acids and 3 stop codons) but only 20 different translated amino acids. The overabundance in the number of c

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