Gene expression and the evolution of insect polyphenisms.

Abstract excerpt

Polyphenic differences between individuals arise not through differences at the genome level but as a result of specific cues received during development. Polyphenisms often involve entire suites of characters, as shown dramatically by the polyphenic castes found in many social insect colonies. An understanding of the genetic architecture behind polyphenisms provides a novel means of studying the interplay...

Topics

• Animals
• Evolution, Molecular
• Gene Expression
• Insecta
• Phenotype
• Polymorphism, Genetic