Mike PSS
Posts: 428 Joined: Sep. 2006
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Quote (argystokes @ Feb. 03 2007,01:58) | Mike, Quote | I would say that the mutation rate is increased (not sure how without reading the referenced papers that claim this) when the bug finds itself in a starvation condition. |
Chris Hyland posted this image on another thread back in August; it might be helpful for discussion on hypermutation events.
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Thank you argy. Y-u-u-u-u-p-y-u-u-p-y-u-pyupyupupupupup (food for your avatar)
This explains (a little) the point Avo was making about genes selected for mutation too. I guess we were talking along parallel tracks but each had different information.
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