Seed banks alter the molecular evolutionary dynamics of Bacillus subtilis
W. R. Shoemaker, E. Polezhaeva, K. B. Givens, J. T. Lennon
This study shows that seed banks in Bacillus subtilis increase genetic diversity and alter mutation trajectories over 700 days, while not changing negative selection but affecting the direction of molecular evolution.
bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2021Evolutionary Biology