Neutral genetic drift can alter promiscuous protein functions, potentially aiding functional evolution
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many of the mutations accumulated by naturally evolving proteins are neutral in the sense that they do not significantly alter a protein's ability to perform its primary biological function. However, new protein functions evolve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Biology Direct |
| Online Access: | http://www.biology-direct.com/content/2/1/17 |