The phrase "increased fitness" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to talk about improving physical health due to exercise or other efforts. For example: "My increased fitness over the last year has allowed me to run a 5K race for the first time."
Taken together, these results indicate that increased expression of the ABC transporter operon is likely responsible for the increased fitness caused by these synonymous mutations.
He has drawn raves this year for his increased fitness.
Henry James said once that with every passing year he felt an increased fitness to live.
In cases where this insertion increased fitness, the TE element would be selected for.
The reward for practising at least three times a week is increased fitness and a calmer mind.
Thus, an evolving protein can initially acquire increased fitness for a new function without losing its original function.
This cutoff may include both genes that are strictly essential and those that are non-essential but confer increased fitness.
Ironically Sunderland's best performance of the season, with the new players showing increased fitness, came in his final game.
Increased fitness and/or consistent laboratory conditions may improve certain mosquito anti-viral activities50, with temperature fluctuations (largely absent in the laboratory) reported to affect insect immunity51,52.
In endothermic fish, niche expansion into cooler waters is correlated with specific physiological traits and is hypothesized to lead to greater foraging success and increased fitness.
Changes to translational efficiencies caused by the synonymous mutations can result in altered protein folding6 and could conceivably lead to increased fitness.
