Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Engineered Genetic Redundancy Relaxes Selective Constraints upon Endogenous Genes in Viral RNA Genomes
S. Ambros, F. De la Iglesia, S. M. Rosario…·S. F. Elena
This study shows that engineered genetic redundancy in viral RNA genomes reduces the negative impact of deleterious mutations on fitness and virulence.
DOI 10.1093/gbe/evy141