Predictors of protein evolution in the drosophilid immune system Abstract. The evolutionary dynamics of immune genes are shaped by diverse selective pressures, yet the relative roles of gene-level traits, functional spec

Predictors of protein evolution in the drosophilid immune system url: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

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Xiao Guo et al. explored intraspecific elementome variation and its underlying mechanisms of clonal grass #PhragmitesAustralis in phenotypic plasticity and #AdaptiveEvolution.

#PlantBiochemicalTraits | #PlantStoichiometry | #WetlandPlant

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The Pearson correlations between biochemical traits of Phragmites australis. The colors in the heatmap (a) denote the correlation r. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.

📖 Intraspecific elementome variation of the clonal grass #PhragmitesAustralis reflects environmental variation more than genetic and epigenetic variation.

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A high-quality bread wheat genome unravels adaptive evolution of wheat end-use quality. #WheatGenome #AdaptiveEvolution #WheatQuality @biorxiv-bioinfo.bsky.social
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USU Evolutionary Biologist Awarded $1.85M NIH Grant to Study Large-Scale Mutations Biology Professor Zach Gompert received a five-year Maximizing Investigators' Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to explore chromosomal rearrangements in studies wi...

Congratulations to Dr. Zach Gompert (Biology/USU Ecology Center), who received a $1.85M NIH MIRA Grant! Read about his research:
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#adaptiveevolution #chromosomalarrangements #timematidae #lycaenidae #chrysomelidae #NIH #NIHMIRA

USU Evolutionary Biologist Says Study Reveals Complex Chromosomal Rearrangements in a Stick Insect In the journal Science, Zach Gompert and colleagues show that complex chromosomal rearrangements are key drivers of repeated adaptive evolution in a stick insect.

In @science.org: A genetic basis of adaptive evolution: Complex chromosomal rearrangements drive color changes in stick insects
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Urban aquatic species adapt to environmental stress in human-altered habitats • Muser Press Urban environments present unique challenges for wildlife, yet some species appear to thrive under these conditions.

Aquatic species in urban waters show greater resilience to environmental stress, a new study finds. While this adaptation may aid conservation, it also raises concerns about invasive species. Ecology Letters. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/ele....
#AdaptiveEvolution #ClimateChange #MarineEcology

Bacteria evolve seasonally in response to environmental changes • MUSER PRESS Bacteria in Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota exhibit a unique evolutionary cycle, responding rapidly to seasonal changes before resetting to genetic states resembli ...

Bacteria in Lake Mendota evolve rapidly with the seasons, resetting year after year like clockwork. A study in Nature Microbiology explores this cycle and its potential link to #climate change. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #MicrobialEcology #AdaptiveEvolution

Congratulations to @lisa_couper &amp; collaborators, including Jasper Ridge docents, for this important review:
Read how this team investigated how will #mosquitoes adapt to #climatewarming using evolutionary rescue models.
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