The genomic mutation rate for fitness in Drosophila.

doi:10.1038/359058a0

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The genomic mutation rate for fitness in Drosophila.

Nature - 3 Sept 1992

Houle D, Hoffmaster D K, Assimacopoulos S, Charlesworth B

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The mutation rate per genome for local affecting fitness is crucial in theories of the evolution of sex and recombination and of outbreeding mechanisms. Mutational variation in fitness may also be important in the evolution of mate choice in animals. No information is available on the rate at whi...

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Animals
Breeding
Drosophila
Mutation
Time Factors

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