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From: Guided evolution of in silico microbial populations in complex environments accelerates evolutionary rates through a step-wise adaptation

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Step-wise evolution. Adaptation to a complex environment (A) can be accelerated (B) or decelerated (C) if guided through intermediate steps of a lesser complexity. Fitness profile for a population evolving in a target complex environment (solid black curve) is a multidimensional surface with multiple local maxima. Adaptation to intermediate environments (dashed grey fitness profiles) can direct evolution towards to (or away from) the global fitness maximum of the target environment.

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