INTRAGENOMIC VARIATION IN NON-ADAPTIVE NUCLEOTIDE BIASES CAUSES UNDERESTIMATION OF SELECTION ON SYNONYMOUS CODON USAGE.

Intragenomic variation in non-adaptive nucleotide biases causes underestimation of selection on synonymous codon usage.

Patterns of non-uniform usage of synonymous codons vary across genes in an organism and between species across all domains of life.This codon usage bias (CUB) is due to a combination of non-adaptive (e.g.mutation biases) and adaptive (e.g.natural selection for translation efficiency/accuracy) evolutionary forces.Most models quantify the effects Bod

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Ehrlichia canis DNA in domestic cats parasitized by Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s.l.) ticks in Brazil - case report

Ectoparasites can transmit pathogens, including bacteria such as Ehrlichia sp., which trigger infectious diseases in domestic animals.Little is known about the epidemiology of feline ehrlichiosis, although several studies Adjustable Shelf have focused on elucidating the pathogenesis and transmission of this disease.This paper presents the first mut

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