A single-nucleotide change underlies the genetic assimilation of a plastic trait

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd9941
• Publication Date: 2021-02-03T20:29:20Z
• Authors: Paul Vigne; Clotilde Gimond; Céline Ferrari; Anne Vielle; Johan Hallin; Ania Pino-Querido; Sonia El Mouridi; Laure Mignerot; Christian Frøkjær...; Thomas Boulin; Henrique Teotónio; Christian Braendle
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; matricidal hatching; [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]; [SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]; kcnl-1; Environmental sensitivity; genetic assimilation; maternal care; phenotypic plasticity; Research Articles

A single-nucleotide change underlies the transition from environmentally induced to genetically encoded matricidal hatching.