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The Evolutionary Potential of Phenotypic Mutations.
PLoS genetics - 1 Aug 2015
Yanagida Hayato, Gispan Ariel, Kadouri Noam, Rozen Shelly, Sharon Michal, Barkai Naama, Tawfik Dan S
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Errors in protein synthesis, so-called phenotypic mutations, are orders-of-magnitude more frequent than genetic mutations. Here, we provide direct evidence that alternative protein forms and phenotypic variability derived from translational errors paved the path to genetic, evolutionary adaptations via gene duplication. We explored the evolutionary origins of Saccharomyces cerevisiae IDP3 - an NADP-dependent...
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