Population genetics: Surviving under mutation pressure
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Population genetics: Surviving under mutation pressure
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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70148-4