Degeneracy and genetic assimilation in RNA evolution

Degeneracy and genetic assimilation in RNA evolution

Abstract Background The neutral theory of Motoo Kimura stipulates that evolution is mostly driven by neutral mutations. However adaptive pressure eventually leads to changes in phenotype that involve non-neutral mutations. The relation between neutrality and adaptation has been studied in the contex...

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Main Authors: Reza Rezazadegan, Christian Reidys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
Subjects:
RNA
Evolution
Degeneracy
Quasineutrality
Genetic assimilation
Plasticity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12859-018-2497-3

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