Compensatory evolution for a gene deletion is not limited to its immediate functional network
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genetic disruption of an important phenotype should favor compensatory mutations that restore the phenotype. If the genetic basis of the phenotype is modular, with a network of interacting genes whose functions are specific to that p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/106 |