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Phenotypic heterogeneity is a selected trait in natural yeast populations subject to environmental stress.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2014
Holland Sara L, Reader Tom, Dyer Paul S, Avery Simon V
Abstract excerpt
Populations of genetically uniform microorganisms exhibit phenotypic heterogeneity, where individual cells have varying phenotypes. Such phenotypes include fitness-determining traits. Phenotypic heterogeneity has been linked to increased population-level fitness in laboratory studies, but its adaptive significance for wild microorganisms in the natural environment is unknown. Here, we addressed this by testing...
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