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Divergent combinations of cis-regulatory elements control the evolution of phenotypic plasticity.
PLoS biology - 1 Aug 2023
Dardiry Mohannad, Eberhard Gabi, Witte Hanh, Rödelsperger Christian, Lightfoot James W, Sommer Ralf J
Abstract excerpt
The widespread occurrence of phenotypic plasticity across all domains of life demonstrates its evolutionary significance. However, how plasticity itself evolves and how it contributes to evolution is poorly understood. Here, we investigate the predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus with its feeding structure plasticity using recombinant-inbred-line and quantitative-trait-locus (QTL) analyses between natural...
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