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The roles of mutation accumulation and selection in loss of sporulation in experimental populations of Bacillus subtilis.

Genetics - 1 Oct 2007

Maughan Heather, Masel Joanna, Birky C William, Nicholson Wayne L

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Phenotypic loss is an important evolutionary force in nature but the mechanism(s) responsible for loss remains unclear. We used both simulation and multiple-regression approaches to analyze data on the loss of sporulation, a complex bacterial developmental process, during experimental evolution of Bacillus subtilis. Neutral processes of mutational degradation alone were sufficient to explain loss-of-sporulation...

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PMID: 17720926
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.107.075663
PMCID: PMC2034656

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