Multiple genetic switches spontaneously modulating bacterial mutability
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>All life forms need both high genetic stability to survive as species and a degree of mutability to evolve for adaptation, but little is known about how the organisms balance the two seemingly conflicting aspects of life: genetic sta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-09-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/277 |