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The population genetics of beneficial mutations.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 27 Apr 2010
Orr H Allen
Abstract excerpt
The population genetic study of advantageous mutations has lagged behind that of deleterious and neutral mutations. But over the past two decades, a number of significant developments, both theoretical and empirical, have occurred. Here, I review two of these developments: the attempt to determine the distribution of fitness effects among beneficial mutations and the attempt to determine their average dominance....
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