Recombination speeds adaptation by reducing competition between beneficial mutations in populations of Escherichia coli.
Identification of the selective forces contributing to the origin and maintenance of sex is a fundamental problem in biology. The Fisher-Muller model proposes that sex is advantageous because it allows beneficial mutations that arise in different lineages to recombine, thereby reducing clonal interf...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-09-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1950772?pdf=render |