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Does adaption require a complex symphony or just “three chords and the truth?”

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: How predictable are the collateral effects of adaptation? A new study of evolved yeast strains published in PLOS Biology suggests that growth across environments is fairly predictable because the selected mutations only affected a few latent fitness-impacting phenotypes.

Source: PLoS Biology

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003679

Authors: Klas I. Udekwu, Christopher J. Marx

Institution: University of Idaho

Language: English

Topic: Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,500

Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Directorate for Biological Sciences