Spontaneous mutation rate is a plastic trait associated with population density across domains of life

Rates of random, spontaneous mutation can vary plastically, dependent upon the environment. Such plasticity affects evolutionary trajectories and may be adaptive. We recently identified an inverse plastic association between mutation rate and population density at 1 locus in 1 species of bacterium....

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Autores principales: Krašovec, Rok, Richards, Huw, Gifford, Danna R., Hatcher, Charlie, Faulkner, Katy J., Belavkin, Roman V., Channon, Alastair, Aston, Elizabeth, McBain, Andrew J., Knight, Christopher G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5570273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28837573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2002731

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5570273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28837573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2002731

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