Adaptive mutagenesis: A process that generates almost exclusively beneficial mutations

Genetica

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 109-125

  Hall, Barry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive mutation; F' borne genes; Microorganism; Mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; EVOLUTION; MUTATION; PLASMID; POPULATION GENETICS;

EID: 7344260214     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1017015815643     Document Type: Article

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