Mutations matter even if proteins stay the same

Nathaniel Sharp ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 606, issue 7915, 657-659

Abstract: Systematic editing of yeast genes to generate thousands of mutations indicates that, overall, the mutations have similar effects on yeast fitness regardless of whether they change the protein sequences encoded by the mutated genes.

Keywords: Evolution; Genetics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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