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Open AccessThe role of the ecological scaffold in the origin and maintenance of whole-group trait altruism in microbial populations
Kin and multilevel selection provide explanations for the existence of altruism based on traits or processes that enhance the inclusive fitness of an altruist individual. Kin selection is often based on indivi...
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Open AccessEvolution of the connectivity and indispensability of a transferable gene: the simplicity hypothesis
The number of interactions between a transferable gene or its protein product and genes or gene products native to its microbial host is referred to as connectivity. Such interactions impact the tendency of th...