Polygenic adaptation: a unifying framework to understand positive selection
Most adaption processes have a polygenic genetic basis, but even with the recent explosive
growth of genomic data we are still lacking a unified framework describing the dynamics of …
growth of genomic data we are still lacking a unified framework describing the dynamics of …
The evolutionary origins of pesticide resistance
Durable crop protection is an essential component of current and future food security.
However, the effectiveness of pesticides is threatened by the evolution of resistant …
However, the effectiveness of pesticides is threatened by the evolution of resistant …
Contingency and determinism in evolution: Replaying life's tape
BACKGROUND Evolution is a strongly historical process, and evolutionary biology is a field
that combines history and science. How the historical nature of evolution affects the …
that combines history and science. How the historical nature of evolution affects the …
A PARTHENOGENESIS allele from apomictic dandelion can induce egg cell division without fertilization in lettuce
CJ Underwood, K Vijverberg, D Rigola, S Okamoto… - Nature Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Apomixis, the clonal formation of seeds, is a rare yet widely distributed trait in flowering
plants. We have isolated the PARTHENOGENESIS (PAR) gene from apomictic dandelion …
plants. We have isolated the PARTHENOGENESIS (PAR) gene from apomictic dandelion …
Parallel and convergent genomic changes underlie independent subterranean colonization across beetles
Adaptation to life in caves is often accompanied by dramatically convergent changes across
distantly related taxa, epitomized by the loss or reduction of eyes and pigmentation …
distantly related taxa, epitomized by the loss or reduction of eyes and pigmentation …
Phylogenomics reveals multiple losses of nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis
M Griesmann, Y Chang, X Liu, Y Song, G Haberer… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Access to nutrients such as nitrogen is required for plant growth. Legumes
and nine additional plant families benefit from the nitrogen-fixing root nodule (NFN) …
and nine additional plant families benefit from the nitrogen-fixing root nodule (NFN) …
Contentious relationships in phylogenomic studies can be driven by a handful of genes
Phylogenomic studies have resolved countless branches of the tree of life, but remain
strongly contradictory on certain, contentious relationships. Here, we use a maximum …
strongly contradictory on certain, contentious relationships. Here, we use a maximum …
The industrial melanism mutation in British peppered moths is a transposable element
Discovering the mutational events that fuel adaptation to environmental change remains an
important challenge for evolutionary biology. The classroom example of a visible …
important challenge for evolutionary biology. The classroom example of a visible …
Incomplete lineage sorting and phenotypic evolution in marsupials
Incomplete lineage sorting (ILS) makes ancestral genetic polymorphisms persist during
rapid speciation events, inducing incongruences between gene trees and species trees. ILS …
rapid speciation events, inducing incongruences between gene trees and species trees. ILS …
Convergent evolution of the genomes of marine mammals
Marine mammals from different mammalian orders share several phenotypic traits adapted
to the aquatic environment and therefore represent a classic example of convergent …
to the aquatic environment and therefore represent a classic example of convergent …