The evolution of the evolvability properties of the yeast prion [PSI+]

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1498-1512

  Masel, Joanna ^a   Bergman, Aviv ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Canalization; Epigenetic inheritance; eRF3; Genetic assimilation; Population genetics; sup35

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0042031465     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00358.x     Document Type: Article

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