OFFSETTING THE RATCHET. “The only route of actual escape from Muller’s ratchet appears to be gene acquisition via HGT resulting in either displacement of a mutated gene by a functional copy or gain of new genes that offsets the deleterious effects of accumulating mutations.” (HGT = horizontal gene transfer).
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022