Intrastrand parity rules of DNA base composition and usage biases of synonymous codons

Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

James Dewey Watson, Francis Crick · Nature · 1953 · 13.2K citations

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Codon selection in yeast.

Jeffrey L. Bennetzen, B. D. Hall · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1982 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Correlation between the abundance of Escherichia coli transfer RNAs and the occurrence of the respective codons in its protein genes: A proposal for a synonymous codon choice that is optimal for the E. coli translational system

Toshimichi Ikemura · Journal of Molecular Biology · 1981 · 1.5K citations

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Codon usage in bacteria: correlation with gene expressivity

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DNA repair in an active gene: Removal of pyrimidine dimers from the DHFR gene of CHO cells is much more efficient than in the genome overall

Vilhelm A. Bohr · Cell · 1985 · 1.2K citations

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