Hidden paths to endless forms most wonderful: Complexity of bacterial motility shapes diversification of latent phenotypes.

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BACKGROUND: Evolution in one selective environment often latently generates phenotypic change that is manifested only later in different environments, but the complexity of behavior important to fitness in the original environment might influence the character of such latent-phenotype evolution. Using Myxococcus xanthus, a bacterium possessing two motility systems differing in effectiveness on hard vs. soft...

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