Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Quasi-neutral molecular evolution -- When positive and negative selection cancel out
Bingjie Chen, Zongkun Shi, Qingjian Chen…·Chung-I Wu
The paper shows that quasi-neutral evolution, where positive and negative selection balance, is common in somatic-cell evolution, particularly in small stem cell populations, explaining higher cancer risk in the colon compared to the small intestine.
DOI 10.1101/330811