Codon usage bias, which exists in many genomes, is mainly determined by mutation and selection. To elucidate the genetic features and evolutionary history of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), a well-known symbol of prosperity in China, we examined synonymous codon usage in 24,216 reconstructed genes from the P. lactiflora transcriptome. The mean GC content was 44.4%, indicating that the nu...

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a major devastating viral disease, majorly affecting the tomato production globally. The disease transmitted by Whitefly. Begomovirus having six protein coding genes, among them C1/AC1 evidently associated with replication. Owing to immense role of gene, present study an initial effort elucidate factors shaping codon usage bias and evolutionary pattern T...

Trends in synonymous codon usage in adenoviruses have been examined through the multivariate statistical analysis on the annotated protein-coding regions of 22 adenoviral species, for which complete genome sequences are available. One of the major determinants of such trends is the G + C content at third codon positions of the genes, the average value of which varied from one viral genome to ot...