Transcriptomic analysis reveals the rareness of genetic assimilation of gene expression in environmental adaptations.

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Genetic assimilation is the evolutionary process by which an environmentally induced phenotype becomes genetically encoded and constitutive. Genetic assimilation has been proposed as a concluding step in environmental adaptation, but its prevalence has not been systematically investigated. Analyzing transcriptomic data collected upon reciprocal transplant, we address this question in the experimental evolution,...

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