Evolution of stickleback spines through independent cis-regulatory changes at HOXDB
J. I. Wucherpfennig, T. R. Howes, J. N. Au, E. H. Au, G. A. Roberts Kingman, S. D. Brady, A. L. Herbert, T. E. Reimchen, M. A. Bell, C. B. Lowe, A. C. Dalziel, D. M. Kingsley
The paper shows that HOXDB regulatory changes in stickleback fish species independently alter spine length and number through different molecular mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Dec 14, 2021Evolutionary Biology