Evidence that adaptation in Drosophila is not limited by mutation at single sites.
Adaptation in eukaryotes is generally assumed to be mutation-limited because of small effective population sizes. This view is difficult to reconcile, however, with the observation that adaptation to anthropogenic changes, such as the introduction of pesticides, can occur very rapidly. Here we inves...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2887467?pdf=render |