Transposable elements drive phenotypic variation and shape the response to environmental changes in Drosophila melanogaster
Anaïs E. A. Larue, Alexander Mauro, Miriam Merenciano, Sonia Janillon, Florian Blanchard, Agnès Vallier, Alfredo Escanciano-Gomez, Marie Fackeure, Sandrine Hughes, Patricia Gibert, Cameron K. Ghalambor, Séverine Chambeyron, Rita Rebollo, Cristina P Vieira
This study shows that transposable elements (TEs) in Drosophila melanogaster cause phenotypic variation and affect responses to environmental changes.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology