The evolutionary emergence of stochastic phenotype switching in bacteria
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Stochastic phenotype switching – or bet hedging – is a pervasive feature of living systems and common in bacteria that experience fluctuating (unpredictable) environmental conditions. Under such conditions, the capacity to generate variable offspring spreads the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Microbial Cell Factories |