A larger target leads to faster evolution

The speed at which a cell fate decision in nematode worms evolves is due to the number of genes that control the decision, rather than to a high mutation rate.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bing Yang, Scott A Rifkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/62689
Description
Summary:The speed at which a cell fate decision in nematode worms evolves is due to the number of genes that control the decision, rather than to a high mutation rate.
ISSN:2050-084X