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How Many Mutations Does It Take to Make a New Trait? (2 of 10)

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How Many Mutations Does It Take to Make a New Trait? (2 of 10)

image: E. coli's OmpF protein, novel viral receptor. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 27, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Justin R. Meyer at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., and colleagues, was titled, “Repeatability and Contingency in the Evolution of a Key Innovation in Phage Lambda.” view more 

Credit: [Image courtesy of Justin Meyer]


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