Mutators and hypermutability in bacteria: the Escherichia coli paradigm
Mutators and hypermutability in bacteria: the Escherichia coli paradigm
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India: Springer-Verlag
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Mutators (also called hypermutators) are mutants which show higher than normal spontaneous mutation frequencies, ranging from 10–20 fold to 100–1000 fold higher, or sometimes even more, than wild-type cells. Being a mutator is advantageous to the organism when adapting to environmental changes or stressful situations, such as moving from one habita...
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Mutators and hypermutability in bacteria: the Escherichia coli paradigm
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_902344926
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_902344926
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0022-1333
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0973-7731
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10.1007/s12041-009-0058-2
