Promotion of evolution by intracellular coexistence of mutator and normal DNA polymerases

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 213-222

  Aoki, Kazuhiro ^a   Furusawa, Mitsuru ^b  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENOME; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035925404     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2000.2257     Document Type: Article

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