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Epigenetic modifications affect the rate of spontaneous mutations in a pathogenic fungus

Mutations are the source of genetic variation and the substrate for evolution. Genome-wide mutation rates appear to be affected by selection and are probably adaptive. Mutation rates are also known to vary along genomes, possibly in response to epigenetic modifications, but causality is only assumed...

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Autores principales: Habig, Michael, Lorrain, Cecile, Feurtey, Alice, Komluski, Jovan, Stukenbrock, Eva H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8497519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34620872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26108-y