Evolution favors protein mutational robustness in sufficiently large populations

Evolution favors protein mutational robustness in sufficiently large populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An important question is whether evolution favors properties such as mutational robustness or evolvability that do not directly benefit any individual, but can influence the course of future evolution. Functionally similar proteins c...

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Main Authors: Venturelli Ophelia S, Raval Alpan, Chen David, Lu Zhongyi, Bloom Jesse D, Arnold Frances H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/5/29

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