Article
Impacts of mutation effects and population size on mutation rate in asexual populations: a simulation study.
BMC evolutionary biology - 30 Sept 2010
Jiang Xiaoqian, Mu Baolin, Huang Zhuoran, Zhang Mingjing, Wang Xiaojuan, Tao Shiheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In any natural population, mutation is the primary source of genetic variation required for evolutionary novelty and adaptation. Nevertheless, most mutations, especially those with phenotypic effects, are harmful and are consequently removed by natural selection. For this reason, unde...
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