Role of thymine in protein coding frames of mRNA sequences.
Distribution of thymine in protein coding mRNA sequences has been studied here. Our study suggest that thymine in protein coding sequences are not randomly distributed but with probability. Frame1 prefers to have definite amount of thymine. It is observed that the thymine content of frame 4 is also involved in protein coding. Frame 3 prefers to have least amount of thymine. However, frame 2 and frame 6 shows a variable degree of thymine content. The mRNA sequences of heterosexual animals, particularly, the human show a different distribution profile (less thymine in frame 1) compared to that of yeast and plants.
Anandagopu
Perumal
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Department of Biotechnology, Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu-613403, India.
Suhanya
Sivakumar
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Jayaraj
Veerasamy
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Rajasekaran
Ekambaram
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