Advances on polyphenism in insects.

doi:10.16288/j.yczz.17-009

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Advances on polyphenism in insects.

Yi chuan = Hereditas - 20 Sept 2017

Xue Xian-Ci, Yu Li

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Polyphenism denotes that one genome produces two or more distinct phenotypes due to environmental inductions. Many cases have been reported in insects, for example, metamorphosis, seasonal polyphenism, the caste of eusocial insects and so on. Polyphenism is one of the most important reasons for insects to survive and thrive, because insects can adapt and use the environmental cues around them in order to avoid...

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Animals
Environment
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
Insecta
Phenotype

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PMID: 28936978
DOI: 10.16288/j.yczz.17-009

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