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Selection-induced mutations.

B G Hall
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Some spontaneous mutations are specifically 'adaptive' in two ways: in that they occur more often when they are useful than when they are irrelevant to the survival of the cell; and in that they occur as specific responses to selective pressures. These 'selection-induced mutations' occur both in bacteria and in the eukaryotic microorganism, yeast.

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B G Hall. 1992. Selection-induced mutations.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0959-437x(05)80120-0

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