The genotypic landscape during in vitro evolution of a catalytic RNA: Implications for phenotypic buffering

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 481-490

  Lehman, Niles ^a   Donne, Mariano Delle ^b   West, Martha ^b   Dewey, T G T Gregory ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive walks on ragged landscapes; Genotype phenotype interactions; In vitro evolution; Selection amplification methodology

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TETRAHYMENA;

PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 0033936360     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010051     Document Type: Article

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