Genomics and the evolution of phenotypic traits
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Evolutionary genetics has entered an unprecedented era of discovery, catalyzed in large part by the development of technologies that provide information about genome sequence and function. An important benefit is the ability to move beyond a handful of model organisms in lab settings to identify the genetic basis for evolutionarily interesting traits in many organisms in natural settings. Other benefits are the abilities to identify causal mutations and validate their phenotypic consequences more readily and in many more species. Genomic technologies have reinvigorated interest in some of the most fundamental and persistent questions in evolutionary genetics, revealed previously unsuspected evolutionary phenomena, and opened the door to a wide range of new questions.
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We generally do not have a robust understanding of the genomic changes underlying phenotypic convergence.
“However, we generally do not have a robust understanding of the genomic changes underlying phenotypic convergence”
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- Authors
- Wray, G. A.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wray, Gregory A.
- ORCID
- Wray, Gregory A.
- Venue
- Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2013-11-23
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 51-72
- ISSN
- 1543-592X (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2069
- OpenAlex
- W2100062780
- Cited by
- 68
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Keywords
- evolutionary genetics, genome sequencing, causative mutations, natural populations, non-model organisms, genetic basis of evolution
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