Evolving evolvability

Linda Partridge () and Nicholas H. Barton ()
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Linda Partridge: University College London
Nicholas H. Barton: University of Edinburgh

Nature, 2000, vol. 407, issue 6803, 457-458

Abstract: In yeast, a modified protein known as a prion generates variation in growth rate across diverse environments. Is this an example of an agent that has evolved in order to promote its possessor's adaptability?

Date: 2000
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