Table 1.

Statistics of C. reinhardtii cultures grown in EL (PPFD 3000 µmol m⁻² s⁻¹). The EL cultures were started as isolated subpopulation of the maintenance culture or from inocula grown separately starting from single cells, as indicated. Before shifting to EL, all cultures were diluted to OD₇₃₀ of 0.01

	% of cultures that reached OD730 of 0.05 in 24 h	% of cultures that reached OD730 of 0.05 in 48 h	% of cultures that grew over OD730 of 0.05 in 96 h
Cultures originating from single cells	0	3.3	56.7
Isolated subpopulations	0	13.3	80
HL-categorized cultures reintroduced to extreme light after 1 week in moderate light	–	10	80