Predicting Parallelism and Quantifying Divergence in Microbial Evolution Experiments

Abstract

There is currently no framework for identifying genes that contribute to molecular divergence between microbial populations in different environments. To address this absence, we developed a null modeling approach to describe the distribution of mutation counts among genes.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 23, 2022
Source ID
10.1128/msphere.00672-21

Entities

People

  • Jay T. Lennon
  • William R Shoemaker

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Indiana University
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • National Science Foundation
  • Society for the Study of Evolution

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology