Search for dissertations about: "evolved mutation rates"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words evolved mutation rates.
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1. Mathematical Models of Molecular Evolution
Abstract : This thesis deals with mathematical models of Darwinian evolution in populations of simple living organisms. We study models which describe how the representation of different gene sequences in the population is affected by the fundamental forces of evolutionary processes, such as selection pressure, the mutation rate and the time dynamics of the underlying fitness landscape. READ MORE
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2. Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides : Rates, Mechanisms and Fitness Effects
Abstract : The rapid emergence of bacterial resistance to antibiotics has necessitated the development of alternative treatment strategies. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are important immune system components that kill microbes rapidly and have broad activity-spectra, making them promising leads for new pharmaceuticals. READ MORE
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3. Geographic and genetic diversity of hepatitis B
Abstract : Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is a global health problem and may lead to chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. The ability of HBV to adapt to the host environment by genetic variation has lead to the evolution of 8 established (A-H) and 2 putative genotypes (I-J), each corresponding to a rather well-defined geographical distribution. READ MORE
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4. Bacterial adaption to novel selection pressures
Abstract : The rates and trajectories of bacterial evolution are determined both by microbial factors and environmental parameters. In this thesis 1 have investigated how bacterial mutation rates and selection pressure affect the rate and extent of adaptation to novel environments. READ MORE
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5. Computational studies of mutational sequence signatures in cancer genomes
Abstract : Cancer typically forms when mutational processes modify key cancer driver genes, resulting in positive selection and tumor growth. As such, mutational processes are at the core of the disease. Trinucleotide mutational signatures have emerged in the last decade as essential tools for analysis of mutational processes. READ MORE