doi: 10.1126/science.107592.
Gene exchange and natural selection cause Bacillus subtilis to evolve in soil culture
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Gene exchange and natural selection cause Bacillus subtilis to evolve in soil culture
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Strains of Bacillus subtilis exchange linked blocks of genes when growing together in soil; such exchange leads to extensive reorganization of the genotypic structure of the population and to the appearance and eventual dominance of a single phenotype. This process illustrates how recombination and selection lead to adaptive changes in populations.
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