Does Mutation Rate Depend on Itself
Open Access
- 26 February 2008
- journal article
- primer
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology
- Vol. 6 (2), e52
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0060052
Abstract
Recent evidence suggests that mutation rates are fitness-dependent, broadening our view of the impacts of mutation on the genetic health of populations.Keywords
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