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 Author: Bódi, Zoltán (author)
Other Authors: Farkas, Zoltán (author), Nevozhay, Dmitry (author), Kalapis, Dorottya (author), Lázár, Viktória (author), Csörgő, Bálint (author), Nyerges, Ákos (author), Szamecz, Béla (author), Fekete, Gergely (author), Papp, Balázs (author), Araújo, Hugo (author), Oliveira, José L. (author), Moura, Gabriela (author), Santos, Manuel A. S. (author), Székely Jr, Tamás (author), Balázsi, Gábor (author), Pál, Csaba (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/27800
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/27800