A transposable element insertion is associated with an alternative life history strategy

Tradeoffs are central to life history theory and evolutionary biology, yet almost nothing is known about their mechanistic basis. Here the authors characterize one such mechanism and find a transposable element insertion is associated with the switch between alternative life history strategies.

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Autores principales: Alyssa Woronik, Kalle Tunström, Michael W. Perry, Ramprasad Neethiraj, Constanti Stefanescu, Maria de la Paz Celorio-Mancera, Oskar Brattström, Jason Hill, Philipp Lehmann, Reijo Käkelä, Christopher W. Wheat
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/9a30539d203648c38ce11871c2014075
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Sumario:Tradeoffs are central to life history theory and evolutionary biology, yet almost nothing is known about their mechanistic basis. Here the authors characterize one such mechanism and find a transposable element insertion is associated with the switch between alternative life history strategies.