Population genetics:: Surviving under mutation pressure

被引:26
作者
Keightley, PD
Caballero, A
García-Dorado, A
机构
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Inst Cell Anim & Populat Biol, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, Midlothian, Scotland
[2] Univ Vigo, Fac Ciencias, Dept Bioquim Genet & Inmunol, Vigo 36200, Spain
[3] Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Biol, Dept Genet, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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D O I
10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70148-4
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Concern has been voiced about the survival of endangered species, and even the long-term prospects for humans, in the face of accumulating deleterious mutations. Two experiments have investigated the mutation accumulation process in laboratory Drosophila populations, with apparently conflicting results.
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