The evolution of mutation rate in finite asexual populations

Genetics

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 611-626

  Andre, Jean Baptiste ^a,b   Godelle, Bernard ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACCURACY; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; ENERGY; EVOLUTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPLICATION; GENOMICS; MUTATION RATE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALLELES; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 33644759282     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.046680     Document Type: Article

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