On the generation of information as motive power for molecular evolution

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 133-143

  Brakmann, Susanne ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Error catastrophe; Error threshold; Fitness; Information; Libraries; Molecular evolution; Mutagenesis; Quasispecies; Recombination; Selection

Indexed keywords

DNA DETERMINATION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MUTAGENESIS; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; THEORY;

EID: 0030779025     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(97)00066-5     Document Type: Article

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