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cis-Regulatory changes in locomotor genes are associated with the evolution of burrowing behavior.
Cell reports - 15 Feb 2022
Hu Caroline K, York Ryan A, Metz Hillery C, Bedford Nicole L, Fraser Hunter B, Hoekstra Hopi E
Abstract excerpt
How evolution modifies complex, innate behaviors is largely unknown. Divergence in many morphological traits, and some behaviors, is linked to cis-regulatory changes in gene expression. Given this, we compare brain gene expression of two interfertile sister species of Peromyscus mice that show large and heritable differences in burrowing behavior. Species-level differential expression and allele-specific...
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