Prion switching in response to environmental stress.

Evolution depends on the manner in which genetic variation is translated into new phenotypes. There has been much debate about whether organisms might have specific mechanisms for "evolvability," which would generate heritable phenotypic variation with adaptive value and could act to enhan...

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Main Authors: Jens Tyedmers, Maria Lucia Madariaga, Susan Lindquist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-11-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19067491/pdf/?tool=EBI