An abundance of beneficial mutations

(University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna) Despite its key importance, the genetic architecture of adaptive processes remains largely unresolved. Now a team of researchers from Vetmeduni Vienna, experimenting with fruit flies, has succeeded in solving at least a part of this puzzle. They were able to show that many genes can contribute to adaptation even though only some of them are actually being used (genetic redundancy).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news