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Evolution of a Polyphenism by Genetic Accommodation
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Polyphenisms are adaptations in which a genome is associated with discrete alternative phenotypes in different environments. Little is known about the mechanism by which polyphenisms originate. We show that a mutation in the juvenile hormone-regulatory pathway in Manduca sexta enables heat stress to reveal a hidden reaction norm of larval coloration. Selection for increased color change in response to heat stress resulted in the evolution of a larval color polyphenism and a corresponding change in hormonal titers through genetic accommodation. Evidently, mechanisms that regulate developmental hormones can mask genetic variation and act as evolutionary capacitors, facilitating the origin of novel adaptive phenotypes.
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- Authors
- Suzuki, Y., & Nijhout, H. F.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2006-02-03
- Volume
- 311
- Issue
- 5761
- Pages
- 650-652
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2056904820
- Cited by
- 413
- References
- 3
- FWCI
- 22.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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