エピスタシスとアレル特異性は,Escherichia coliにおける安定したポリモルフィズムの出現に起因する

Jessica Plucain1, Thomas Hindré, Mickaël Le Gac

  • 1Laboratoire Adaptation et Pathogénie des Microorganismes, Université Joseph Fourier, Institut Jean Roget, F-38041 Grenoble, France.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|March 8, 2014
PubMed
まとめ

Escherichia coli の3つの遺伝子変異は,重要な代謝変化を引き起こし,新しい系統がその祖先と共存することを可能にしました. 特定の遺伝子の相互作用は,この集団の分岐と侵入に不可欠であり,複雑な進化の経路を強調しています.

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