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Is genomics bad for you?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2012

Benjamin J. A. Dickins
Benjamin J. A. Dickins*
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Biology Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. ben@bx.psu.edu http://www.bendickins.com/
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Abstract

The plasticity of the genome complicates genetic causation but should be investigated from a functional perspective. Specific adaptive hypotheses are referenced in the target article, but it is also necessary to explain how the integrity of the genome is maintained despite processes that tend towards its diversification and degradation. These include the accumulation of deleterious changes and intragenomic conflict.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 5 , October 2012 , pp. 364 - 365
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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