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19135357

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
What is the genetic architecture of morphological evolution? Is there uniform potential for novelty across a genome or, on the contrary, can a small number of large-effect genes explain the phenotypic variation observed within and between species? Here we highlight recent work on butterfly wing pattern genetics showing that a small set of loci can be repeatedly involved in the evolution of complex traits. These loci behave as genomic hotspots for diversification because they underlie adaptive variation within and between species with both convergent and highly divergent wing patterns. These findings suggest that certain loci may be more likely than others to facilitate rapid evolutionary change.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1879-0380
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
559-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Genomic hotspots of adaptation in butterfly wing pattern evolution.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2525, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review