The origins and consequences of genetic instability in prokaryotes.

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The origins and consequences of genetic instability in prokaryotes.

Developments in biological standardization - 1 Jan 1994

Summers D K

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The causes of genetic change include errors in replication and repair, transposition and recombination. Together, these processes generate a reservoir of genetic variants from which selection will amplify any changes which increase host fitness. Recombination, transposition and slippage during re...

Topics

Biotechnology
Cloning, Molecular
DNA Transposable Elements
DNA, Recombinant
Genetic Variation
Genetic Vectors
Point Mutation
Prokaryotic Cells
Quality Control
Recombination, Genetic

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