A Mediator subunit imparts robustness to a polyphenism decision.

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Polyphenism is a type of developmental plasticity that translates continuous environmental variability into discontinuous phenotypes. Such discontinuity likely requires a switch between alternative gene-regulatory networks, a principle that has been borne out by mechanisms found to promote morph-specific gene expression. However, whether robustness is required to execute a polyphenism decision has awaited testing...

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