Trends in genetics : TIG
The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights.
Ronja I Hulst, Sander K Govers, Jan Michiels, Kevin J Verstrepen, Pieter van den Berg
Published: 202510.1016/j.tig.2025.10.011
Abstract
Mutational robustness, the ensemble of mechanisms that allow organisms to maintain a stable phenotype despite genetic mutations, affects adaptive evolution in several ways. Many models have attempted to explain how mutational robustness might evolve…
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