title: Codon usage in Plasmodium falciparum.
abstract: The codon frequencies used in 7874 codons from 17 sequences of Plasmodium falciparum have been examined. The frequency distribution is markedly biased. A and C occur with similar frequency in all positions but G is predominantly in the first base and T is predominantly in the last position. This information can be used to predict the coding strand and reading frame of P. falciparum genes.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saul
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Battistutta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D012333:RNA, Messenger