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On the origins of genetic variants.

FEBS letters - 22 Jul 1991

Wintersberger U

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Two contrasting mechanisms responsible for the creation of genetic variants are described: one is the manifestation of the limited accuracy of the cellular machinery for DNA replication, the other results from the ability of cells to repair damaged DNA. Replication-dependent variants and those caused by episodical DNA damage enhance the probability that a small fraction of a cell population may survive a sudden...

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PMID: 1855584
DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(91)80796-6

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