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