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Predictable phenotypic, but not karyotypic, evolution of populations with contrasting initial history.
Scientific reports - 19 Apr 2017
Simões Pedro, Fragata Inês, Seabra Sofia G, Faria Gonçalo S, Santos Marta A, Rose Michael R, Santos Mauro, Matos Margarida
Abstract excerpt
The relative impact of selection, chance and history will determine the predictability of evolution. There is a lack of empirical research on this subject, particularly in sexual organisms. Here we use experimental evolution to test the predictability of evolution. We analyse the real-time evolution of Drosophila subobscura populations derived from contrasting European latitudes placed in a novel laboratory...
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