EVOLUTION OF MUTATIONAL ROBUSTNESS IN AN RNA VIRUS.

Evolution of mutational robustness in an RNA virus.

Mutational (genetic) robustness is phenotypic constancy in the face of mutational changes to the genome.Robustness is RUG critical to the understanding of evolution because phenotypically expressed genetic variation is the fuel of natural selection.Nonetheless, the evidence for adaptive evolution of mutational robustness in biological populations i

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Analysis on Local and Concurrent Commutation Failure of Multi-infeed HVDC Considering Inter-converter Interaction

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of local and concurrent commutation failure (CF) of multi-infeed high-voltage direct current KNIT TOPS3/4 SLVTURTLENECK (HVDC) system considering multi-infeed interaction factor (MIIF).The literature indicates that the local CF is not influenced by MIIF, whereas this paper concludes that both the local C

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A novel Fas ligand plays an important role in cell apoptosis of Crassostrea hongkongensis: molecular cloning, expression profiles and functional identification of ChFasL

BackgroundApoptosis regulates normal development, homeostasis, immune tolerance and response to environmental stress by eliminating unwanted or diseased cells, and plays a key role in non-specific immunity of invertebrates.The exogenous pathway mediated by death receptors and death ligands is a very important pathway for cell apoptosis.Death ligand

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