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Independent evolution toward larger body size in the distinctive Faroe Island mice.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 18 Jan 2021
Wilches Ricardo, Beluch William H, McConnell Ellen, Tautz Diethard, Chan Yingguang Frank
Abstract excerpt
Most phenotypic traits in nature involve the collective action of many genes. Traits that evolve repeatedly are particularly useful for understanding how selection may act on changing trait values. In mice, large body size has evolved repeatedly on islands and under artificial selection in the laboratory. Identifying the loci and genes involved in this process may shed light on the evolution of complex, polygenic...
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