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Bottlenecks can constrain and channel evolutionary paths.
Genetics - 26 May 2023
Gamblin Jasmine, Gandon Sylvain, Blanquart François, Lambert Amaury
Abstract excerpt
Population bottlenecks are commonplace in experimental evolution, specifically in serial passaging experiments where microbial populations alternate between growth and dilution. Natural populations also experience such fluctuations caused by seasonality, resource limitation, or host-to-host transmission for pathogens. Yet, how unlimited growth with periodic bottlenecks influence the adaptation of populations is...
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