Population Diversification in a Yeast Metabolic Program Promotes Anticipation of Environmental Shifts
Author(s) -
Ophelia S. Venturelli,
Ignacio A. Zuleta,
Richard M. Murray,
Hana ElSamad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002042
Subject(s) - galactose , biology , population , diversification (marketing strategy) , yeast , biochemistry , demography , marketing , sociology , business
Detailed study of the dynamic response of yeast to combinations of sugars reveals an anticipatory population diversification strategy that allows rapid adaptation to shifts in environmental carbon source availability.
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