Genome heterogeneity drives the evolution of species
Mattia Miotto, Lorenzo Monacelli
Abstract
This paper shows how heterogeneity in gene expression is a key-feature for evolution, which prevents extinction occurring due to the accumulation of random detrimental mutations and provides a mechanism for speciations.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyGenetic heterogeneityGenomeMechanism (biology)GeneticsGeneEvolutionary biologyMutationExtinction (optical mineralogy)Computational biologyGene expressionSpatial heterogeneityPopulationMutation AccumulationBiological evolutionDNA Transposable ElementsHuman genomeGenome evolutionEvolution and Genetic DynamicsEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationOrigins and Evolution of Life