Evolution of mutation rate in astronomically large phytoplankton populations
<p>Genetic diversity is expected to be proportional to population size, yet, there is a well-known, but unexplained lack of genetic diversity in large populations – the “Lewontin’s paradox”. Larger populations are expected to evolve lower mutation rates,...
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Oxford University Press
2020
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