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The contribution of plasticity to adaptive divergence: domestication as a model

Project overview

Selection acts on phenotypes, which materialize from both the organism’s genotype and the interaction between genotype and environment (phenotypic plasticity). While genetic changes unequivocally give rise to new traits, populations and species, it remains unclear if selection on plasticity can also assist in the emergence of new taxa.

网络彩票APP下载_澳客彩票网-官方游戏, project will use transcriptomics to measure plasticity of thousands of gene expression ‘traits’ in a paired sampling design. Identifying which traits show plasticity and which show divergence across wild and domesticated species pairs, we will provide the first evidence of the genetic basis and role of plasticity in adaptive divergence and the early emergence of new taxa.

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Mark Chapman

Professor
Connect with Mark

Email: M.Chapman@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Tom Ezard

Associate Dean Education

Research interests

  • The bridge from micro- to macroevolution.
  • Scaling ecological dynamics across individuals, populations and ecosystems.
  • Demography for conservation and life history evolution.
Connect with Tom

Email: T.Ezard@soton.ac.uk

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