Article
Large-scale mutation in the evolution of a gene complex for cryptic coloration.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 24 Jul 2020
Villoutreix Romain, de Carvalho Clarissa F, Soria-Carrasco Víctor, Lindtke Dorothea, De-la-Mora Marisol, Muschick Moritz, Feder Jeffrey L, Parchman Thomas L, Gompert Zach, Nosil Patrik
Abstract excerpt
The types of mutations affecting adaptation in the wild are only beginning to be understood. In particular, whether structural changes shape adaptation by suppressing recombination or by creating new mutations is unresolved. Here, we show that multiple linked but recombining loci underlie cryptic color morphs of Timema chumash stick insects. In a related species, these loci are found in a region of suppressed...
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