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The extent to which evolution is repeatable at the genetic level remains a central question in biology. Convergent adaptations can arise through mutations in homologous genes, changes in different gen...

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Evolution is expected to involve mutations that are small and modular in effect, but recent findings suggest that mutations early in an adaptive process can have strong and pleiotropic effects. This s...

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Graham et al. report that high-altitude mammalian species have a greatly reduced number of olfactory receptor genes, and their brains have a smaller olfactory bulb, consistent with a deteriorated sens...

The genetics model system Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. lives across a vast geographic range with contrasting climates, in response to which it has evolved diverse life histories and phenotypic ada...