Darwin's concepts in a test tube: Parallels between organismal and in vitro evolution

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 266-273

  Díaz Arenas, Carolina ^a   Lehman, Niles ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; In vitro evolution; Ribozymes; RNA; Selection

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBOZYME; NUCLEIC ACID; RIBOZYME; RNA;

DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL POPULATION; NATURAL SELECTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, CATALYTIC; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 56949083759     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2008.08.034     Document Type: Review

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