Cairns' hypothesis

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:contrastsWith random mutation theory
gptkbp:debatedBy evolutionary biologists
gptkbp:describes adaptive mutation
gptkbp:field molecular biology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cairns' hypothesis
gptkbp:influenced research on directed mutation
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:John_Cairns
bacteria can direct mutations in response to environmental stress
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Nature
gptkbp:yearProposed 1988
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Cairns_(biochemist)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8