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Second-order selection in bacterial evolution: selection acting on mutation and recombination rates in the course of adaptation.
Research in microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Tenaillon O, Taddei F, Radmian M, Matic I
Abstract excerpt
The increase in genetic variability of a population can be selected during adaptation, as demonstrated by the selection of mutator alleles. The dynamics of this phenomenon, named second-order selection, can result in an improved adaptability of bacteria through regulation of all facets of mutation and recombination processes.
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