A broad mutational target explains a fast rate of phenotypic evolution
The rapid evolution of a trait in a clade of organisms can be explained by the sustained action of natural selection or by a high mutational variance, that is the propensity to change under spontaneous mutation. The causes for a high mutational variance are still elusive. In some cases, fast evoluti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2020-08-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/54928 |