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Analysis of codon usage patterns in Hirudinaria manillensis reveals a preference for GC-ending codons caused by dominant selection constraints

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-4937-x

Published Online: 2018-07-17

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Guan, De-Long

Ma, Li-Bin

Khan, Muhammad Salabat

Zhang, Xiu-Xiu

Xu, Sheng-Quan

Xie, Juan-Ying
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Excellent Doctor Innovation Project of Shaanxi Normal University (S2015YB03)

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2016TS057, GK201604008, GK201702010, GK201701006)

National Natural Science Foundation of China (61673251)
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Article History

Received: 10 August 2017

Accepted: 10 July 2018

First Online: 17 July 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Mature H. manillensis samples were collected from ponds in Hechi City, Guangxi Province, China. As prescribed by “Law of People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife” and “Regulations for the Implementation of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of terrestrial Wildlife” (State Council Decree [1992] No. 13), the specimen collection did not ask for any ethical or institutional approvals, because H. manillensis is not endangered or protected by any current law. The care and treatment of animals in this study were performed according to the Guideline for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in China.

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