Article
Experimental evidence for an alternative to directed mutation in the bgl operon.
Nature - 2 Apr 1992
Mittler J E, Lenski R E
Abstract excerpt
The directed mutation hypothesis suggests that some mutations occur more often when selectively advantageous than when neutral or disadvantageous, challenging the principle that the selective value of a mutation does not affect the rate of its occurrence. Mutations in the bgl operon of Escherichi...
Topics
- Benzyl Alcohols
- Culture Media
- Escherichia coli
- Glucosides
- Kinetics
- Mutation
- Operon
- Time Factors