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Antagonistic coevolution accelerates molecular evolution

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  • Steve Paterson

    (School of Biological Sciences, Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK)

  • Tom Vogwill

    (School of Biological Sciences, Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK)

  • Angus Buckling

    (University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK)

  • Rebecca Benmayor

    (University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK)

  • Andrew J. Spiers

    (SIMBIOS Centre, Level 5 Kydd Building, University of Abertay Dundee, Bell Street, Dundee DD1 1HG, UK)

  • Nicholas R. Thomson

    (Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK)

  • Mike Quail

    (Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK)

  • Frances Smith

    (Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK)

  • Danielle Walker

    (Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK)

  • Ben Libberton

    (School of Biological Sciences, Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK)

  • Andrew Fenton

    (School of Biological Sciences, Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK)

  • Neil Hall

    (School of Biological Sciences, Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK)

  • Michael A. Brockhurst

    (School of Biological Sciences, Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK)

Abstract

Growing apart together What drives evolutionary change? The Red Queen hypothesis predicts that coevolution of species should increase the rate of evolution at the molecular level. Here, genome sequencing in an experimental phage–bacteria system is used to show that this is true, but that the effect is concentrated on specific loci. In addition, coevolution is found to drive greater diversification of phage populations.

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  • Steve Paterson & Tom Vogwill & Angus Buckling & Rebecca Benmayor & Andrew J. Spiers & Nicholas R. Thomson & Mike Quail & Frances Smith & Danielle Walker & Ben Libberton & Andrew Fenton & Neil Hall & M, 2010. "Antagonistic coevolution accelerates molecular evolution," Nature, Nature, vol. 464(7286), pages 275-278, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:464:y:2010:i:7286:d:10.1038_nature08798
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08798
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    1. Shao-Ming Gao & Han-Lan Fei & Qi Li & Li-Ying Lan & Li-Nan Huang & Peng-Fei Fan, 2024. "Eco-evolutionary dynamics of gut phageome in wild gibbons (Hoolock tianxing) with seasonal diet variations," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Ryo Mizuuchi & Taro Furubayashi & Norikazu Ichihashi, 2022. "Evolutionary transition from a single RNA replicator to a multiple replicator network," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.

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