Replicability and recurrence in the experimental evolution of a group I ribozyme

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1050-1060

  Hanczyc, Martin M ^b   Dorit, Robert L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adaptive landscape; Catalytic RNA; Directed evolution; Evolution in vitro; Experimental evolution; Group I ribozyme

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE POOL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0033930772     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026386     Document Type: Article

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