The variability of evolvability: Properties of dynamic fitness landscapes determine how phenotypic variability evolves.

ABSTRACT: The magnitude and shape of phenotypic variation depends on properties of the genotype-to-phenotype (GP) map, which itself can evolve over time. The evolution of GP maps is particularly interesting in variable environments, as GP maps can evolve to bias variation in the direction of past selection, increasing the evolvability of the population over time. However, the degree and manner in which environmental variation shapes GP maps and influences evolutionary dynamics may depend on properties of the fitness landscape. To explore how evolutionary dynamics are affected by variable environments across a wide range of different pairs of fitness landscapes, we evolved GP maps to produce spatial-temporal gene expression patterns that matched two-dimensional patterns generated by different element

SUBMITTER: Petak C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12745803 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature