Journal Article

All eyes on rapid adaptive evolution

Koch, L.

Record Number:
4629
Year:
2018
Journal:
Nature Reviews Genetics
Pages:
472
Volume:
19
Abstract:
Many cave-dwelling animals adapt to their environment through the degeneration of eyesight or even complete eye loss. A new study reports that epigenetic repression of gene expression during development can underlie this trait regression.
Times Cited:
1