1998
Sex and the Evolution of Intrahost Competition in RNA Virus φ6
Turner P, Chao L. Sex and the Evolution of Intrahost Competition in RNA Virus φ6. Genetics 1998, 150: 523-532. PMID: 9755186, PMCID: PMC1460345, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/150.2.523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrahost competitionLarge sexual populationsLarge asexual populationsRNA virus phi6Absence of sexSame host cellRate of adaptationSexual populationsGenetic conflictSexual reproductionAsexual populationsMore rapid adaptationBeneficial mutationsSame genomeSeparate lineagesExperimental populationsBacterial hostsMultiple bacteriophagesAbility of virusesHost cellsRNA virusesRapid adaptationPseudomonas phaseolicolaPhi6Host
1997
Long-term experimental evolution in Escherichia coli. V. Effects of recombination with immigrant genotypes on the rate of bacterial evolution
Souza V, Turner P, Lenski R. Long-term experimental evolution in Escherichia coli. V. Effects of recombination with immigrant genotypes on the rate of bacterial evolution. Journal Of Evolutionary Biology 1997, 10: 743-769. DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1997.10050743.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean fitnessGenetic variationAdaptive evolutionSexual recombinationRecombinant genotypesLong-term experimental evolutionGenetic changesEstimated recombination rateCommon competitorEscherichia coliThousands of generationsImmigrant genotypesBacterial evolutionExperimental evolutionAsexual populationsEcological interactionsImmigrant poolBeneficial mutationsAncestral alleleSelective advantageConstant environmentHfr donorsNovel genotypesSelection dynamicsFitness