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System drift in the evolution of plant meristem development.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2026
van der Jagt Pjotr L, Oud Steven, Vroomans Renske M A
Abstract excerpt
Developmental system drift (DSD) is a process where a phenotypic trait is conserved over evolutionary time, while the genetic basis for the trait changes. DSD has been identified in models with simpler genotype-phenotype maps (GPMs), such as RNA folding, however the extent of DSD in more complex GPMs, such as developmental pattern formation, is debated. To investigate the occurrence of DSD in complex...
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