Miki Lee / OEB 192 – Mobile genetic elements and adaptive mutation
IS family
Effects on bacterial evolution An important source of genetic variation – Insertion – Homologous recombination
Effects on bacterial evolution
— M-evolved — S-evolved — M+S-evolved — M/S-evolved
Mutation Luria–Delbrück experimentCairns–Foster system
Modified Cairns–Foster system
Kugelberg E. et.al. PNAS 2006;103:
Monday (11/17): Physiological basis of fitness
Upcoming talks Tuesday, 12/16 Rich Lenski Michigan State University 12:30 pm, 341 Warren Alpert (HMS)