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Table 4 Most frequent and least used codons among HEV and its natural hosts

From: Decoding the codon usage patterns in Y-domain region of hepatitis E viruses

Top 5 most frequent used codons

 HEV

ACC (8.8), GAG (7.9), UAC (6.5), GUC (6.4), GGC (6.3),

 Human

GCC (7.9), UUU (6.6), GGC (6.3), ACU (6.2), CGU (6.0)

 Rabbit

GGC (8.1), CUU (8.0), CGC/UUU (7.0), GCU/GCC (6.8), GUC (6.7)

 Mongoose

GAG (7.7), ACU (7.3), UUU/GUC (7.0), GCC/UAC (6.7), GGC/CAG/CUC (6.3)

 Pig

GCC (8.1), GAG (7.5), CUU (6.9), GGC (6.7), UUU (6.5)

 WB

GGC (7.4), GAG (7.3), GCU (6.7), GUC/GCC/UAU (6.4), UUU/ACU (5.8)

 Camel

UAU (8.8), GUC (7.8), GUU (7.6), GAG (7.4), GCC (7.0)

 Monkey

GUU (11), AUU/ACU/GCU/GAG/CGC/GGC (8), CCU/GCC/UAU (7), UUU/CUU/GUC (6), CUC/UCC/ACC/UAC/CAG (5)

Top 5 least frequent used codons

 HEV

GUA (0.4), UGU/AAA (0.7), GGA (0.8), CGA/GCG (0.9), AGA (1)

 Human

GGA (0.7), AGA (0.8), CAA/UUA (0.9), CUA/GUA/CGA (1.0), AGU (1.4)

 Rabbit

AGA/GGG (0), GGA (0.1), CUA/CAA (0.2), UUA (0.6), CGA (0.7), UUG (0.8)

 Mongoose

GUA (0), CUA/GGG/AGG (0.3), CAA (0.7), AGA/CGA (1.0), UUA/CCA/AGU/UGU/AAU (1.3), UCG/ACA/AAC/GAA/AGC (1.7),

 Pig

CGA (0.7), UUA/GUA/AGA/GGA (0.9), CAA (1.1), AAU (1.3), CUA (1.4)

 Wild boar

UUA (0.2), GUA (0.5), GGA (0.6), CGA/AGC/AGA (0.8), UGU (1.0)

 Camel

CUA (0), GUA (0.2), AAU/AGA (0.6), CAA (0.8), GUG (1.0), CGA/GGA (1.2)

 Monkey

GUA/GUG/ACG/AAU/AGA (0), UUA/CUA/AUAUCG/CCG/GCG/CAA/CGA/GGA (1), CUG/UCA/CCC/CCA/AAC/GAA/UGC/CGG/AGC/AGG/GGG (2), UUC/UUG/ACA/CAC/AAG/UGU/AGU/GGU (3), AUC/UCU/GCA/CAU/AAA/GAU/GAC/CGU (4), CUC/UCC/ACC/UAC/CAG (5)

  1. Codon frequency is given in parentheses following the relative synonymous codon usage