Early life-stage thermal resilience is determined by climate-linked regulatory variation
Joaquin C. B. Nunez, Sumaetee Tangwancharoen, Kylie M. Finnegan, Eliza M. Bufferd, Olin C. King, Luke A. Proud, Brent L. Lockwood
This study identifies two regulatory SNPs associated with embryonic heat tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster, showing their correlation with climate variables and demonstrating genotype-to-phenotype links.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jan 8, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology