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Decoupled maternal and zygotic genetic effects shape the evolution of development.
eLife - 10 Sept 2018
Zakas Christina, Deutscher Jennifer M, Kay Alex D, Rockman Matthew V
Abstract excerpt
Evolutionary transitions from indirect to direct development involve changes in both maternal and zygotic genetic factors, with distinctive population-genetic implications, but empirical data on the genetics of such transitions are lacking. The polychaete Streblospio benedicti provides an opportunity to dissect a major transition in developmental mode using forward genetics. Females in this species produce either...
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