The rate and effects of spontaneous mutation on fitness traits in the social amoeba, Dictyostelium discoideum

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1115-1127

  Hall, David W ^a   Fox, Sara ^b   Kuzdzal Fick, Jennie J ^c   Strassmann, Joan E ^d   Queller, David C ^d  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Components; Dictyostelium; Fitness; Mutation; Mutation rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL LINE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; DIRECTIONAL SELECTION; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; FITNESS COMPONENTS; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; MUTATION ACCUMULATION; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION; SPORE GERMINATION;

DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; GASTROPODA; PROTISTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84883250225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21601836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.005934     Document Type: Article

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