Evolutionary variation in the wing pigmentation of butterflies and moths offers striking
examples of adaptation by crypsis and mimicry. The cortex locus has been independently …

Our understanding of how cis-regulatory elements work has advanced rapidly, outpacing
our evolutionary models. In this review, we consider the implications of new mechanistic …

The extent to which evolution is repeatable has been a debated topic among evolutionary
biologists. Although rewinding the tape of life perhaps would not lead to the same outcome …

Although the goal of scientific research may be to uncover ultimate truths, the routes to those
truths are often circuitous, spiraling forward and occasionally backward as accumulating …

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演化发育生物学研究结合演化生物学和发育生物学, 关注生物发育过程的演化及性状多样化的
机制. 自1984 年同源异形盒基因被发现, 许多模式生物形态建成的遗传机制获得了系统性研究; …

In Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), the genomic region around the gene cortex is a
'hotspot'locus, repeatedly used to generate intraspecific melanic wing color polymorphisms …

Phenotypic plasticity allows many animals to quickly respond to seasonal changes in their
environment. Seasonal changes to physiological systems, such as sensory systems, may …

It has been well documented that mutations in coding DNA or cis-regulatory elements
underlie natural phenotypic variation in many organisms. However, the development of …