Genomic and phenotypic signatures of climate adaptation in an Anolis lizard.

ABSTRACT: Integrated knowledge on phenotype, physiology, and genomic adaptations is required to understand the effects of climate on evolution. The functional genomic basis of organismal adaptation to changes in the abiotic environment, its phenotypic consequences, and its possible convergence across vertebrates are still understudied. In this study, we use a comparative approach to verify predicted gene functions for vertebrate thermal adaptation with observed functions underlying repeated genomic adaptations in response to elevation in the lizard Anolis cybotes. We establish a direct link between recurrently evolved phenotypes and functional genomics of altitude-related climate adaptation in three highland and lowland populations in the Dominican Republic. We show that across vertebrates, g

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5574798 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature