The subtle benefits of being promiscuous: Adaptive evolution potentiated by enzyme promiscuity

HFSP Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-98

  DePristo, Mark A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49349085897     PISSN: 19552068     EISSN: 1955205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2976/1.2754665     Document Type: Note

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