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The evolution of mechanisms to produce phenotypic heterogeneity in microorganisms

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In bacteria and other microorganisms, the cells within a population often show extreme phenotypic variation. Different species use different mechanisms to determine how distinct phenotypes are allocated between individuals, including coordinated, random, and genetic determination. However, it is not clear if this diversity in mechanisms is adaptive-arising because different mechanisms are favoured in different environments-or is merely the result of non-adaptive artifacts of evolution. We use...

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10.1038/s41467-021-27902-4

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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Oxford college:
Balliol College
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ORCID:
0000-0002-1748-8183
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Oxford college:
Worcester College
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ORCID:
0000-0002-5170-8688
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ORCID:
0000-0002-4137-1823
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-2152-3153
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Springer Nature Publisher's website
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Nature Communications Journal website
Volume:
13
Article number:
195
Publication date:
2022-01-25
Acceptance date:
2021-12-16
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EISSN:
2041-1723
Pmid:
35078994

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