Plasticity-led and mutation-led evolutions are different modes of the same developmental gene regulatory network
The standard theory of evolution proposes that mutations cause heritable variations, which are naturally selected, leading to evolution. However, this mutation-led evolution (MLE) is being questioned by an alternative theory called plasticity-led evolution (PLE). PLE suggests that an environmental c...
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PeerJ Inc.
2024-03-01
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