Synonymous mutations in representative yeast genes are mostly strongly non-neutral - Nature.com


6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago

A survey of 8,341 mutations in 21 yeast genes shows that synonymous mutations are nearly as harmful as nonsynonymous mutations, in part because they both affect the mRNA level of the gene mutated.

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