A mechanistic study of evolvability using the mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade

Evolution and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-294

  Nijhout, H F ^a   Berg, A M ^a   Gibson, W T ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0038581537     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142X.2003.03035.x     Document Type: Review

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