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@misc{farheen2026many,
  title = {{How many mutations does it take to evolve a new function?}},
  author = {N. Farheen and Z. Boroda and E. Levien and J. Kondev},
  howpublished = {bioRxiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.64898/2026.10.29.762632},
  url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.29.762632v1},
}

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TY  - UNPB
TI  - How many mutations does it take to evolve a new function?
AU  - N. Farheen
AU  - Z. Boroda
AU  - E. Levien
AU  - J. Kondev
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/29
PB  - bioRxiv
DO  - 10.64898/2026.10.29.762632
UR  - https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.29.762632v1
ER  -

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