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In which type of environment does Rhodobacter carry out photosynthesis?
In which type of environment does Rhodobacter carry out photosynthesis?
What triggers pigment synthesis in purple bacteria like Rhodobacter?
What triggers pigment synthesis in purple bacteria like Rhodobacter?
How quickly can some microbial species produce a new generation?
How quickly can some microbial species produce a new generation?
What is the primary role of bacteriochlorophyll and carotenoids in purple bacteria?
What is the primary role of bacteriochlorophyll and carotenoids in purple bacteria?
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What provides the raw material upon which natural selection acts in microbial populations?
What provides the raw material upon which natural selection acts in microbial populations?
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"New Traits Can Evolve Quickly in Microorganisms" refers to which evolutionary phenomenon?
"New Traits Can Evolve Quickly in Microorganisms" refers to which evolutionary phenomenon?
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What major breakthrough did one of the evolved lines achieve after 31,500 generations?
What major breakthrough did one of the evolved lines achieve after 31,500 generations?
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Why was citrate not considered a potential carbon source for E.coli in the experiment?
Why was citrate not considered a potential carbon source for E.coli in the experiment?
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What was the impact of mutations in the evolved line that gained the ability to grow on citrate?
What was the impact of mutations in the evolved line that gained the ability to grow on citrate?
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What does the fact that only one of the 12 parallel lines evolved the ability to grow on citrate demonstrate?
What does the fact that only one of the 12 parallel lines evolved the ability to grow on citrate demonstrate?
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How did Rhodobacter's mutation that was deleterious in the wild become advantageous in the laboratory environment?
How did Rhodobacter's mutation that was deleterious in the wild become advantageous in the laboratory environment?
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What effect did evolution have on Rhodobacter's metabolic machinery under new laboratory conditions?
What effect did evolution have on Rhodobacter's metabolic machinery under new laboratory conditions?
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What do high bootstrap values indicate in a phylogenetic tree?
What do high bootstrap values indicate in a phylogenetic tree?
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What does low bootstrap values in a phylogenetic tree suggest?
What does low bootstrap values in a phylogenetic tree suggest?
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What is homoplasy also known as in the context of evolution?
What is homoplasy also known as in the context of evolution?
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How can the number of nucleotide differences between gene sequences be utilized in building a phylogenetic tree?
How can the number of nucleotide differences between gene sequences be utilized in building a phylogenetic tree?
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What does a distance matrix indicate in the context of building a phylogenetic tree?
What does a distance matrix indicate in the context of building a phylogenetic tree?
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Why is it challenging to choose the true tree in phylogenetics based on available sequence data?
Why is it challenging to choose the true tree in phylogenetics based on available sequence data?
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