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Relaxed selection is a precursor to the evolution of phenotypic plasticity.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 20 Sept 2011

Hunt Brendan G, Ometto Lino, Wurm Yannick, Shoemaker DeWayne, Yi Soojin V, Keller Laurent, Goodisman Michael A D

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Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to produce alternative phenotypes under different conditions and represents one of the most important ways by which organisms adaptively respond to the environment. However, the relationship between phenotypic plasticity and molecular evolution remains poorly understood. We addressed this issue by investigating the evolution of genes associated with phenotypically plastic...

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PMID: 21911372
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1104825108
PMCID: PMC3179081

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