The origins of mutational robustness. Issue 7 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fares, Mario A.
• Is Part Of: Trends in genetics. Volume 31:Issue 7(2015)
• Page Start: 373
• Page End: 381
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Genetics -- Periodicals; 576.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2015.04.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0168-9525

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">I examine the origins of resistance of organisms to mutations.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Robustness to mutations is a universal property of biological systems.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Experimental evolution of microbes reveals the origin of robustness.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Genetic redundancy through gene duplication gives rise to mutational robustness.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>