The evolution of mutation rates: separating causes from consequences
The evolution of mutation rates: separating causes from consequences is a scholarly work, published in 2000 in ''BioEssays''. The main subjects of the publication include selection (genetic algorithm), natural selection, genetics, mutation, ocular adaptation, evolution of ageing, adaptive mutation, population genetics, allele, biology, evolutionary dynamics, mutation rate, oncogenomics, and population. Natural selection can adjust the rate of mutation in a population by acting on allelic variation affecting processes of DNA replication and repair.