Comparison of dinucleotide frequency and codon usage inToxoplasma andPlasmodium: Evolutionary implications
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Molecular Evolution
- Vol. 30 (4), 383-387
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02101892
Abstract
The weight-averaged observed/expected dinucleotide frequencies for the sum total of the coding regions of fiveToxoplasma genes were compared with the same parameters previously determined for the coding regions of 21Plasmodium genes. In addition, codon usage in the fiveToxoplasma genes was compared with that in the 21Plasmodium genes, and the percent distribution of amino acids in theToxoplasma protein pool and thePlasmodium protein pool were compared with that in a general protein pool of 314 proteins. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that, contrary to currently held opinion, the generaToxoplasma andPlasmodium are not especially closely related.Keywords
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