Does adaption require a complex symphony or just “three chords and the truth?”

How predictable are the collateral effects of adaptation? A new study of evolved yeast strains published in PLOS Biology suggests that growth across environments is fairly predictable because the selected mutations only affected a few latent fitness-impacting phenotypes.

Authors

Klas I. Udekwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-0744)
Christopher J. Marx

Institutions

University of Idaho (US)

Publication Details

Journal: PLoS Biology
Published: 2026-03-27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003679
Primary Topic: Neuroscience and Music Perception
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Does adaption require a complex symphony or just “three chords and the truth?”

Klas I. Udekwu, Christopher J. Marx

Mar 27, 2026

PLoS Biology

Neuroscience and Music Perception

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Does adaption require a complex symphony or just “three chords and the truth?”

Klas I. Udekwu, Christopher J. Marx

March 27, 2026article en

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PLoS BiologyVol. 24(3)

University of Idaho (US)

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Neuroscience and Music Perception

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Does adaption require a complex symphony or just “three chords and the truth?” — Klas I. Udekwu, Christopher J. Marx · PLoS Biology (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS