Final Report Summary - ADAPT (Origins and factors governing adaptation: Insights from experimental evolution and population genomic data)
We have also developed methods to infer the distribution of fitness effects of new mutations using data from the survey of variation between individuals at the DNA level. Methods using that type of data from broadly applicable, as this type of data is a lot more accessible to non-model organisms. Understanding how selection shapes genomes will also enhance our general ability to detect genomic variants with functional importance.
Ultimately, the project provided methods for genetic data analysis and theoretical building blocks for future models addressing the role of adaptation in communities comprising several adapting and competing species. They may also be a valuable strategy to develop methods for making sense of metagenomics surveys exploring patterns of bacterial and viral / diversity in a variety of environments and possibly over time.