linkedin post 2018-01-29 05:34:56

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ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS, A BYPRODUCT. "We investigate an alternate hypothesis that has been suggested, but heretofore untested, which is that modularity evolves not because it conveys evolvability, but as a byproduct from selection to reduce connection costs in a network." https://lnkd.in/eX5AfaH View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2018-01-31 05:40:55

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POSITIVE SELECTION. "It is generally accepted that positive selection (selection in favor of advantageous mutations) plays an important role in the origin of new phenotypes. In fact, the evidence of selection acting on protein-coding sequences has increased enormously in the last 20 years." https://lnkd.in/dPT523x View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2018-01-31 05:38:47

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ADAPTIVE SIGNPOSTS. "The rapid accumulation of genome sequences and the development of powerful statistical methods, to detect signatures of adaptation, provide us an unprecedented opportunity to increase our understanding of functionally important genomic regions." https://lnkd.in/dPT523x View in LinkedIn
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