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The predictability of molecular evolution during functional innovation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Feb 2014
Blank Diana, Wolf Luise, Ackermann Martin, Silander Olin K
Abstract excerpt
Determining the molecular changes that give rise to functional innovations is a major unresolved problem in biology. The paucity of examples has served as a significant hindrance in furthering our understanding of this process. Here we used experimental evolution with the bacterium Escherichia coli to quantify the molecular changes underlying functional innovation in 68 independent instances ranging over 22...
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