Genetic code robustness and protein evolvability are correlated and protein-specific

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Brian P. H. Metzger

* E-mail: bphm@purdue.edu (BM)

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Genetic code
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Evolutionary genetics
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Genetic networks
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Mutation detection
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Protein sequencing
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DNA
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Natural selection
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Protein structure
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