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Hsp90 prevents phenotypic variation by suppressing the mutagenic activity of transposons.
Nature - 4 Feb 2010
Specchia Valeria, Piacentini Lucia, Tritto Patrizia, Fanti Laura, D'Alessandro Rosalba, Palumbo Gioacchino, Pimpinelli Sergio, Bozzetti Maria P
Abstract excerpt
The canalization concept describes the resistance of a developmental process to phenotypic variation, regardless of genetic and environmental perturbations, owing to the existence of buffering mechanisms. Severe perturbations, which overcome such buffering mechanisms, produce altered phenotypes t...
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