Environmental influence on Pristionchus pacificus mouth form through different culture methods.

ABSTRACT: Environmental cues can impact development to elicit distinct phenotypes in the adult. The consequences of phenotypic plasticity can have profound effects on morphology, life cycle, and behavior to increase the fitness of the organism. The molecular mechanisms governing these interactions are beginning to be elucidated in a few cases, such as social insects. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of systems that are amenable to rigorous experimentation, preventing both detailed mechanistic insight and the establishment of a generalizable conceptual framework. The mouth dimorphism of the model nematode Pristionchus pacificus offers the rare opportunity to examine the genetics, genomics, and epigenetics of environmental influence on developmental plasticity. Yet there are currently no easily tunabl

SUBMITTER: Werner MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5543044 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature