Long-term evolution experiment
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific research
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| gptkbp:availableOn |
publicly available
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| gptkbp:dailyTransfer |
1% to fresh medium
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| gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health
gptkb:National_Science_Foundation |
| gptkbp:generationTime |
approximately 6.6 generations per day
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| gptkbp:goal |
study evolution in real time
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Long-term evolution experiment
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| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:Richard_Lenski
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Michigan_State_University
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| gptkbp:medium |
glucose-limited minimal medium
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| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
evolution of cell size
evolution of compensatory mutations evolution of ecological interactions evolution of genetic robustness evolution of growth rate evolution of mutator phenotypes evolution of pleiotropy evolution of population dynamics evolution of stress resistance parallel evolution observed clonal interference evolution of DNA repair mechanisms evolution of adaptation to novel environments evolution of antibiotic resistance evolution of epistasis evolution of fitness relative to ancestor evolution of gene regulation evolution of genetic diversity evolution of genome size evolution of metabolic traits evolution of parallel and convergent evolution evolutionary contingency genetic drift effects mutation rate evolution trade-offs in adaptation |
| gptkbp:notableFinds |
evolution of citrate utilization
genomic changes increased fitness |
| gptkbp:numberOfPopulations |
12
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| gptkbp:organism |
gptkb:Bacteria
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
Blount, Z. D. et al. (2008) PNAS
Lenski, R. E. et al. (1991) Science |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
E. coli long-term evolution project
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| gptkbp:startDate |
February 24, 1988
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| gptkbp:storage |
frozen samples at regular intervals
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| gptkbp:totalGenerations |
over 75,000
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| gptkbp:website |
https://lenski.mmg.msu.edu/ltee/
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Richard_E._Lenski
gptkb:Robert_W._Lenski |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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