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Environmental heterogeneity enhances clonal interference.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jun 2008
Campos Paulo R A, Neto Pedro S C A, de Oliveira Viviane M, Gordo Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Clonal interference (CI) is a phenomenon that may be important in several asexual microbes. It occurs when population sizes are large and mutation rates to new beneficial alleles are of significant magnitude. Here we explore the role of gene flow and spatial heterogeneity in selection strength in the adaptation of asexuals. We consider a subdivided population of individuals that are adapting, through new...
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