Muller's Ratchet and the Advantage of Sex in the RNA Virus φ6

1 April 1992

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Evolution

Vol. 46 (2) , 289
https://doi.org/10.2307/2409851

Abstract

Population genetic models have shown that if genetic drift is strong and the rate of deleterious mutations is high, Muller's ratchet provides an advantage t...

Keywords

MULLER'S RATCHET
MODELS
VIRUS
DRIFT
DELETERIOUS
ADVANTAGE OF SEX