Phenotypic heterogeneity promotes adaptive evolution.

Phenotypic heterogeneity promotes adaptive evolution.

Genetically identical cells frequently display substantial heterogeneity in gene expression, cellular morphology and physiology. It has been suggested that by rapidly generating a subpopulation with novel phenotypic traits, phenotypic heterogeneity (or plasticity) accelerates the rate of adaptive ev...

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Main Authors: Zoltán Bódi, Zoltán Farkas, Dmitry Nevozhay, Dorottya Kalapis, Viktória Lázár, Bálint Csörgő, Ákos Nyerges, Béla Szamecz, Gergely Fekete, Balázs Papp, Hugo Araújo, José L Oliveira, Gabriela Moura, Manuel A S Santos, Tamás Székely, Gábor Balázsi, Csaba Pál
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000644

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000644

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