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Stochastic gene expression in switching environments

Populations and Evolution 2007-05-23 v1 Cell Behavior

Abstract

We study a stochastic model proposed recently in the genetic literature to explain the heterogeneity of cell populations or of gene products. Cells are located in two colonies, whose sizes fluctuate as birth and migration processes in switching environments. We prove that there is a range of parameters where heterogeneity induces a larger mean fitness

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@article{arxiv.q-bio/0502026,
  title  = {Stochastic gene expression in switching environments},
  author = {Martin Gander and Christian Mazza and Hansklaus Rummler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-bio/0502026},
  year   = {2007}
}

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14 pages, 5 figures