Is evolution predictable?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk773

Keywords:

Evolution, RNA, Computational biology, Phenotype Bias

Abstract

There are many shapes, forms, and patterns which could conceivably exist in biology. What are the factors that affect which ones will be selected, and determine evolutionary outcomes? We study this question by examining the bias towards certain shapes of RNA molecules that exist in nature.

Author Biography

Kamaludin Dingle, Gulf University for Science and Technology and The California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Professor

Original article reference

Dingle, K., Ghaddar, F., Šulc, P., & Louis, A. A. (2022). Phenotype Bias Determines How Natural RNA Structures Occupy the Morphospace of All Possible Shapes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab280

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Published

2023-12-18

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Evolution & Behaviour

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Some rights reserved 2023 Kamaludin Dingle

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