A single nucleotide change underlies the genetic assimilation of a plastic trait
P. Vigne, C. Gimond, C. Ferrari, A. Vielle, J. Hallin, A. Pino-Querido, S. El Mouridi, C. Frokjaer-Jensen, T. Boulin, H. Teotonio, C. Braendle
The paper identifies a single amino acid change in kcnl-1 that causes constitutive matricidal hatching in C. elegans, demonstrating genetic assimilation of an environmentally sensitive trait.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2020Evolutionary Biology