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Enhancement of K-strategy evolution in histidine utilization using a container with compartments.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 Oct 2018
Komori Takahiro, Shibai Atsushi, Saito Hiromi, Akeno Yuya, Germond Arno, Horinouchi Takaaki, Furusawa Chikara, Tsuru Saburo
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Evolutionary strategies in growth improvement can be classified into r- or K-strategies. The former strategy corresponds to an evolutionary increase in growth rate, whereas the latter corresponds to an increase in the maximum amount of organisms or carrying capacity. What determines the strategies to be adopted during evolution? Spatial structures that compartmentalize the population into small patches are key to...
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