Challenges and potential solutions for studying the genetic and phenotypic architecture of adaptation in microbes.

doi:10.1016/j.gde.2022.101951

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Challenges and potential solutions for studying the genetic and phenotypic architecture of adaptation in microbes.

Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Aug 2022

Brettner Leandra, Ho Wei-Chin, Schmidlin Kara, Apodaca Sam, Eder Rachel, Geiler-Samerotte Kerry

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All organisms are defined by the makeup of their DNA. Over billions of years, the structure and information contained in that DNA, often referred to as genetic architecture, have been honed by a multitude of evolutionary processes. Mutations that cause genetic elements to change in a way that res...

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Adaptation, Physiological
Biological Evolution
Genotype
Mutation
Phenotype
Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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