Population genetics:: Surviving under mutation pressure

被引：26

作者：

Keightley, PD

Caballero, A

García-Dorado, A

机构：

[1] Univ Edinburgh, Inst Cell Anim & Populat Biol, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, Midlothian, Scotland

[2] Univ Vigo, Fac Ciencias, Dept Bioquim Genet & Inmunol, Vigo 36200, Spain

[3] Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Biol, Dept Genet, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 1998年 / 8卷 / 07期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70148-4

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Concern has been voiced about the survival of endangered species, and even the long-term prospects for humans, in the face of accumulating deleterious mutations. Two experiments have investigated the mutation accumulation process in laboratory Drosophila populations, with apparently conflicting results.

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