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Mutations that enhance evolvability may open doors to faster adaptation

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  • C. Brandon Ogbunugafor

    (Yale University
    Santa Fe Institute)

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A recent study demonstrated the existence of mutations that facilitate access to efficient evolutionary solutions. Here I discuss the implications of this finding and the potential to open a new chapter in the study of evolvability.

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  • C. Brandon Ogbunugafor, 2023. "Mutations that enhance evolvability may open doors to faster adaptation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-3, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-41914-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41914-2
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    1. Jamie T. Bridgham & Eric A. Ortlund & Joseph W. Thornton, 2009. "An epistatic ratchet constrains the direction of glucocorticoid receptor evolution," Nature, Nature, vol. 461(7263), pages 515-519, September.
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    1. Simeon D. Castle & Michiel Stock & Thomas E. Gorochowski, 2024. "Engineering is evolution: a perspective on design processes to engineer biology," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.

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