Experimental Evolution as a High-Throughput Screen for Genetic Adaptations

Experimental evolution is a method in which populations of organisms, often microbes, are founded by one or more ancestors of known genotype and then propagated under controlled conditions to study the evolutionary process. These evolving populations are influenced by all population genetic forces,...

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Main Author: Vaughn S. Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-05-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00121-18