Large-effect beneficial synonymous mutations mediate rapid and parallel adaptation in a bacterium.

Agashe D, Sane M, Phalnikar K, Diwan GD, Habibullah A, Martinez-Gomez NC, Sahasrabuddhe V, Polachek W, Wang J, Chubiz LM, Marx CJ.

Large-effect beneficial synonymous mutations mediate rapid and parallel adaptation in a bacterium.

Molecular Biology and Evolution. 33:1542-1553 (2016). [pdf] [Highlighted article by Molecular Biology and Evolution]