Epistatic interactions of spontaneous mutations in haploid strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 310-316

  Wloch, D M ^a   Borts, R H ^b   Korona, R ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epitasis; Fitness; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Spontaneous mutation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DNA REPAIR; EPISTASIS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC STRAIN; HAPLOIDY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PROGENY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; MUTATION; SYNERGISM; YEAST;

EID: 0035055001     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2001.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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