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Review
. 2000 Jun;182(11):2993-3001.
doi: 10.1128/JB.182.11.2993-3001.2000.

A biochemical mechanism for nonrandom mutations and evolution

B E Wright  1
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Review

A biochemical mechanism for nonrandom mutations and evolution

B E Wright. J Bacteriol. 2000 Jun.
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FIG. 1
FIG. 1
(A) Exposure of the nontranscribed strand during transcription; (B) effect of transcription on supercoiling; (C) a typical stem-loop structure containing unpaired and mispaired bases; (D) mutation 1, a C-to-T transition in the loop.
FIG. 2
FIG. 2
Depletion of limiting levels of glucose by E. coli immediately triggers several metabolic events. Depletion of a limiting amino acid has similar consequences. Curve A represents growth (optical density). Curve B represents the concentration of cAMP, ppGpp, ςS, β-galactosidase, 30 other proteins, and supercoils.
FIG. 3
FIG. 3
An algorithm for evolution.
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