Environmental complexity is more important than mutation in driving the evolution of latent novel traits in E. coli
oleh: Shraddha Karve, Andreas Wagner
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Novel traits without immediate fitness benefit evolve frequently but we don’t know whether mutation or environment-driven selection drives this evolution. Here, using experimental evolution of E. coli populations, the authors demonstrate the importance of selection in the evolution of latent novel traits.