Science (New York, N.Y.)AnimalsAgouti Signaling ProteinBiological EvolutionDNA Transposable ElementsFeathers
A mosaic of modular variation at a single gene underpins convergent plumage coloration.
Dave Lutgen, Valentina Peona, Madeline A Chase, Niloofar Alaei Kakhki, Fritjof Lammers, Stacey G de Souza, Anne-Lyse Ducrest, Marta Burri, Pavlos Andriopoulos, Sifiso M Lukhele, Michaella Moysi, Elizabeth Yohannes, Abdin Abbasov, Tamer Albayrak, Mansour Aliabadian
Published: 202510.1126/science.ado8005
Abstract
The reshuffling of genomic variation from multiple origins is an important contributor to phenotypic diversification, yet insights into the evolutionary trajectories of this combinatorial process and their interplay with genetic architecture remain s…
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