Non-Additive Transcriptional Regulation Underpins Additive Survival Trait In Populations Of Drosophila Selected For Increased Post Infection Survival
Tsering Choton, Nidhi Krishna Shrivastava, Harisankar Durga, Aindrila Das, Nagaraj Guru Prasad
The paper investigates the genetic and transcriptional basis of post-infection survival in Drosophila selected for increased survival, finding additive genetics but sex-specific transcriptional regulation and functional bottlenecks.
BMC Ecology and Evolution · May 30, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology