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MeSH Heading: Codon Usage
Tree Number(s): G05.360.335.355.113
Unique ID: D000081183
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000081183
Scope Note: The frequency of occurrence, in a specific organism's DNA sequence, of one of several potential synonymous codons that code for a particular amino acid. Frequently, there is a nonrandom pattern (bias) in the usage of a particular codon or codons over other synonymous codons.
Entry Term(s): Codon Bias; Codon Preference; Codon Usage Bias; Codon Usage Pattern; Synonymous Codon Usage
Previous Indexing: Codon (1979-2019)
Public MeSH Note: 2020
History Note: 2020
Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2019/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M000649840
Terms: Codon Bias Preferred Term
Term UI T000958041
Date05/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Codon Usage Pattern
Term UI T000958044
Date05/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Codon Preference
Term UI T000959874
Date06/06/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Codon Usage Bias
Term UI T000958042
Date05/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020)

Codon Usage MeSH Descriptor Data 2025