Evolution: Stress fans the flames of innovation

How new characters originate is a major question in evolution. Ricefish have evolved a novel tissue enabling females to brood eggs externally. A new study finds that genes involved in formation of this novelty also play a role in inflammation, suggesting stress can trigger the origin of novelty. How...

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Published inCurrent biology Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. R158 - R160
Main Author Lynch, Vincent J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Inc 28.02.2022
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Biological Evolution
Female
Humans
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Summary:How new characters originate is a major question in evolution. Ricefish have evolved a novel tissue enabling females to brood eggs externally. A new study finds that genes involved in formation of this novelty also play a role in inflammation, suggesting stress can trigger the origin of novelty. How new characters originate is a major question in evolution. Ricefish have evolved a novel tissue enabling females to brood eggs externally. A new study finds that genes involved in formation of this novelty also play a role in inflammation, suggesting that stress can trigger the origin of novelty.
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ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.030