Phenotypic heterogeneity is a selected trait in natural yeast populations subject to environmental stress

Populations of genetically uniform microorganisms exhibit phenotypic heterogeneity, where individual cells have varying phenotypes. Such phenotypes include fitness-determining traits. Phenotypic heterogeneity has been linked to increased population-level fitness in laboratory studies, but its a...

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Main Authors: Holland, Sara L., Reader, Tom, Dyer, Paul S., Avery, Simon V.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2342/