Table 3. Major codons identified on the third chromosome of D. pseudoobscura.
| Amino Acid | Codon | % | Ga | Amino Acid | Codon | (%) | Ga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ala | GCT | 16.48 | Leu | TTA | 2.96 | ||
| GCC | 49.48 | 27.84 | TTG | 14.76 | |||
| GCA | 15.75 | CTT | 7.58 | ||||
| GCG | 18.29 | CTC | 19.38 | ||||
| Arg | AGA | 7.66 | CTA | 7.24 | |||
| AGG | 10.09 | CTG | 48.09 | 69.91 | |||
| CGT | 15.10 | Lys | AAA | 26.52 | |||
| CGC | 37.19 | 28.98 | AAG | 73.48 | 22.94 | ||
| CGA | 12.71 | Phe | TTT | 35.10 | |||
| CGG | 17.25 | TTC | 64.90 | 9.02 | |||
| Asn | AAT | 40.99 | Pro | CCT | 10.87 | ||
| AAC | 59.01 | 3.27 | CCC | 38.11 | 17.04 | ||
| Asp | GAT | 46.25 | CCA | 22.03 | |||
| GAC | 53.75 | 0.56 | CCG | 28.99 | |||
| Cys | TGT | 26.29 | Ser | AGT | 11.47 | ||
| TGC | 73.71 | 23.42 | AGC | 28.95 | 24.22 | ||
| Gln | CAA | 24.57 | TCT | 7.97 | |||
| CAG | 75.43 | 27.12 | TCC | 22.74 | |||
| Glu | GAA | 26.93 | TCA | 7.57 | |||
| GAG | 73.07 | 22.12 | TCG | 21.30 | |||
| Gly | GGT | 15.62 | Thr | ACT | 14.27 | ||
| GGC | 49.35 | 30.75 | ACC | 37.35 | 12.03 | ||
| GGA | 22.75 | ACA | 20.34 | ||||
| GGG | 12.23 | ACG | 28.04 | ||||
| His | CAT | 38.52 | Tyr | TAT | 35.54 | ||
| CAC | 61.48 | 5.32 | TAC | 64.46 | 8.48 | ||
| Ile | ATT | 31.10 | Val | GTT | 14.20 | ||
| ATC | 47.99 | 11.16 | GTC | 27.36 | |||
| ATA | 20.91 | GTA | 9.10 | ||||
| GTG | 49.34 | 37.57 |
The G test statistic for heterogeneity of synonymous codons within an amino acid group. Values in bold depict the percent usage of the identified major codon within an amino acid group.