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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-12-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13596-2 |