Evolution of Sporulation in Bacillus Subtilis: Functional Loss and Evolutionary Consequences

The loss of phenotypes, a phenomenon capable of leading to ecological specialization, has been observed to occur readily during evolution and is an important contributor to the phenotypic variation observed in nature. While the loss of phenotypes is often observed, the population genetic processes r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maughan, Heather
Other Authors: Nicholson, Wayne L.
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2006
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193989