Developmental Plasticity in Butterfly Eyespot Mutants: Variation in Thermal Reaction Norms Across Genotypes and Pigmentation Traits.

ABSTRACT: Developmental plasticity refers to the property by which a genotype corresponds to distinct phenotypes depending on the environmental conditions experienced during development. This dependence of phenotype expression on environment is graphically represented by reaction norms, which can differ between traits and between genotypes. Even though genetic variation for reaction norms provides the basis for the evolution of plasticity, we know little about the genes that contribute to that variation. This includes understanding to what extent those are the same genes that contribute to inter-individual variation in a fixed environment. Here, we quantified thermal plasticity in butterfly lines that differ in pigmentation phenotype to test the hypothesis that alleles affecting pigmentation also af

SUBMITTER: Mateus ARA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9699518 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature