The optimal burst of mutation to create a phenotype

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 667-673

  Bull, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Mutagenesis; Mutation; Optimal; Survival

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID; PHENOTYPE; SURVIVAL; TOBACCO; TOLERANCE; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; GENE; GENOME; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE DELETION;

TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 51349136977     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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