Evolution of functionally conserved enhancers can be accelerated in large populations: a populationgenetic model
Carter A, Wagner G. Evolution of functionally conserved enhancers can be accelerated in large populations: a populationgenetic model. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2002, 269: 953-960. PMID: 12028779, PMCID: PMC1690979, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.1968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsConserved SequenceEnhancer Elements, GeneticEvolution, MolecularGenetics, PopulationMathematical ComputingModels, GeneticConceptsPopulation sizeRelated Drosophila speciesCis-regulatory elementsPopulation genetic modelsRate of evolutionModerate population sizesDrosophila speciesDrosophila EnhancerVertebrate enhancersDynamics of fixationDifferent taxaCompensatory mutationsNeutral rateGeneration timeSmall populationEnhancerTaxaSpatial organizationLarge populationSpeciesMutationsSequenceVertebratesEvolutionPopulation