Shaping of developmental gradients through selection on multiple loci in Antirrhinum
Desmond J. Bradley, Louis Boell (24386755), Dalaun Richardson, Lucy Copsey, Annabel C. Whibley, Ting Xu, Yu’e Zhang, Yongbiao Xue, David Luke Field, Enrico Coen
The paper shows how natural selection shapes molecular gradients by acting on multiple loci in snapdragons, with cis and trans regulatory variation influencing flower color gradients.
Science Advances · Jul 17, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology