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…
