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The evolutionary change of codon preferences in the virilis group of Drosophila

Reference	G12707
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Brian Charlesworth
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Edinburgh
Department	Inst of Cell, Animal and Population Biol
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	166,772
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/07/2000
End date	01/07/2003
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The genomic DNA sequences of a set of at least 30 genes will be determined, in three species of the virilis group of Drosophila, plus an outgroup, D. hydei. This will enable determination of the direction and rate of change in codon preferences among both closely and distantly related species. Studies of within-species variation in DNA sequences for a sub-set of these genes will be conducted, in order to assess the strength and direction of selection on synonymous codons. The sequence data that will be generated by this project are relevant to other important evolutionary questions about genome organisation and evolution.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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