Distributions of beneficial fitness effects in RNA.

doi:10.1534/genetics.104.039248

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Distributions of beneficial fitness effects in RNA.

Genetics - 1 Aug 2005

Cowperthwaite Matthew C, Bull J J, Meyers Lauren Ancel

Abstract excerpt

Beneficial mutations are the driving force of evolution by natural selection. Yet, relatively little is known about the distribution of the fitness effects of beneficial mutations in populations. Recent work of Gillespie and Orr suggested some of the first generalizations for the distributions of...

Topics

Evolution, Molecular
Models, Genetic
Mutation
RNA
Selection, Genetic

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