Selection removes Shine-Dalgarno-like sequences from within protein coding genes
A. J. Hockenberry, L. A. Amaral, M. C. Jewett, C. O. Wilke
The paper shows that Shine-Dalgarno sequences within bacterial genes are less conserved and likely deleterious, leading to reduced ATG start codons downstream.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2018Evolutionary Biology