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NALT Concept Space
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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. molecular genetics
  4. nucleotide sequences
  5. codons
  6. codon usage
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. genome
  3. genes
  4. gene components
  5. codons
  6. codon usage
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. genome
  3. genes
  4. gene components
  5. codons
  6. codon usage
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genome
  3. genes
  4. gene components
  5. codons
  6. codon usage

Preferred term

codon usage

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The frequency of occurrence, in a specific organism's DNA sequence, of one of several potential synonymous codons that code for a particular amino acid. Frequently, there is a nonrandom pattern (bias) in the usage of a particular codon or codons over other synonymous codons.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • codon bias
  • codon preference
  • codon usage bias
  • codon usage pattern
  • synonymous codon usage

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/336379

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