Article
Supergenes and complex phenotypes.
Current biology : CB - 31 Mar 2014
Schwander Tanja, Libbrecht Romain, Keller Laurent
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the molecular underpinnings of evolutionary adaptations is a central focus of modern evolutionary biology. Recent studies have uncovered a panoply of complex phenotypes, including locally adapted ecotypes and cryptic morphs, divergent social behaviours in birds and insects, as well as alternative metabolic pathways in plants and fungi, that are regulated by clusters of tightly linked loci. These...
Topics
- Adaptation, Biological
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Chromosomes
- Genes
- Genetic Variation
- Genomics
- Phenotype
- Social Behavior