Entries from 2017-09-01 to 1 month

mutation

Harris K & Prichard JK 2017 Rapid evolution of the human mutation spectrum. eLife 6:e24284. shifts in generation time or other life-history traits may affect mutational spectra, particularly for CpG transitions most CpG transitions result …

mutation

Narasimhan VM, Rahbari R, Scally A, Wuster A, Mason D, Xue Y, Wright J, Trembath RC, Maher ER, van Heel DA, Auton A, Hurles ME, Tyler-Smith C & Durbin R 2017 Estimating the human mutation rate from autozygous segments reveals population di…

complex adaptation

Pérez Heredia J, Trubenová B, Sudholt D & Paixão T 2017 Selection limits to adaptive walks on correlated landscapes. Genetics 205:803-825. pleiotropy is not the only source for this cost of complexity even when mutations act on single "tra…

complex adaptation

Pál C & Papp B 2017 Evolution of complex adaptations in molecular systems. Nat Ecol Evol 1:1084-1092. the lack of consensus on the relative roles played by mutation, recombination and random genetic drift hinders empirical tests the role o…