Bacterial Gene Sweep (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Bacterial Gene Sweep

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This is a model of ecological differentiation in bacteria. Thin arrows represent recombination within or between ecologically associated populations. Thick colored arrows represent acquisition of adaptive alleles for different microhabitats.

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John Kaufmann

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