Modularity and intrinsic evolvability of Hsp90-buffered change.

Hsp90 controls dramatic phenotypic transitions in a wide array of morphological features of many organisms. The genetic-background dependence of specific abnormalities and their response to laboratory selection suggested Hsp90 could be an 'evolutionary capacitor', allowing developmental va...

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Main Authors: Charles C Carey, Kristen F Gorman, Suzannah Rutherford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1762356?pdf=render