Article
Aphid wing dimorphisms: linking environmental and genetic control of trait variation.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 27 Feb 2010
Brisson Jennifer A
Abstract excerpt
Both genetic and environmental factors underlie phenotypic variation. While research at the interface of evolutionary and developmental biology has made excellent advances in understanding the contribution of genes to morphology, less well understood is the manner in which environmental cues are incorporated during development to influence the phenotype. Also virtually unexplored is how evolutionary transitions...
Topics
- Animals
- Aphids
- Biological Evolution
- DNA Methylation
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Wings, Animal