Fitness of RNA virus decreased by Muller's ratchet

Nature

Volumn 348, Issue 6300, 1990, Pages 454-455

  Chao, Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA VIRUS;

BACTERIOPHAGES; EVOLUTION; MUTATION; PSEUDOMONAS; RNA VIRUSES; RNA, VIRAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0025244957     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/348454a0     Document Type: Article

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