Repeated evolution of similar phenotypes: Integrating comparative methods with developmental pathways
Abstract Repeated phenotypes, often referred to as ‘homoplasies’ in cladistic analyses, may evolve through changes in developmental processes. Genetic bases of recurrent evolution gained attention and have been studied in the past years using approaches that combine modern analytical phylogenetic to...
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| author | Anieli Guirro Pereira Tiana Kohlsdorf |
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| description | Abstract Repeated phenotypes, often referred to as ‘homoplasies’ in cladistic analyses, may evolve through changes in developmental processes. Genetic bases of recurrent evolution gained attention and have been studied in the past years using approaches that combine modern analytical phylogenetic tools with the stunning assemblage of new information on developmental mechanisms. In this review, we evaluated the topic under an integrated perspective, revisiting the classical definitions of convergence and parallelism and detailing comparative methods used to evaluate evolution of repeated phenotypes, which include phylogenetic inference, estimates of evolutionary rates and reconstruction of ancestral states. We provide examples to illustrate how a given methodological approach can be used to identify evolutionary patterns and evaluate developmental mechanisms associated with the intermittent expression of a given trait along the phylogeny. Finally, we address why repeated trait loss challenges strict definitions of convergence and parallelism, discussing how changes in developmental pathways might explain the high frequency of repeated trait loss in specific lineages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-460d4efde75c453099cb2e0a072003bb2023-07-18T07:40:54ZengSociedade Brasileira de GenéticaGenetics and Molecular Biology1678-46852023-07-01461 suppl 210.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2022-0384Repeated evolution of similar phenotypes: Integrating comparative methods with developmental pathwaysAnieli Guirro Pereirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5376-7123Tiana Kohlsdorfhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3873-2042Abstract Repeated phenotypes, often referred to as ‘homoplasies’ in cladistic analyses, may evolve through changes in developmental processes. Genetic bases of recurrent evolution gained attention and have been studied in the past years using approaches that combine modern analytical phylogenetic tools with the stunning assemblage of new information on developmental mechanisms. In this review, we evaluated the topic under an integrated perspective, revisiting the classical definitions of convergence and parallelism and detailing comparative methods used to evaluate evolution of repeated phenotypes, which include phylogenetic inference, estimates of evolutionary rates and reconstruction of ancestral states. We provide examples to illustrate how a given methodological approach can be used to identify evolutionary patterns and evaluate developmental mechanisms associated with the intermittent expression of a given trait along the phylogeny. Finally, we address why repeated trait loss challenges strict definitions of convergence and parallelism, discussing how changes in developmental pathways might explain the high frequency of repeated trait loss in specific lineages.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572023000300105&tlng=enRepeated evolutionrecurrent phenotypescomparative methodsdevelopmental pathways |
| spellingShingle | Anieli Guirro Pereira Tiana Kohlsdorf Repeated evolution of similar phenotypes: Integrating comparative methods with developmental pathways Genetics and Molecular Biology Repeated evolution recurrent phenotypes comparative methods developmental pathways |
| title | Repeated evolution of similar phenotypes: Integrating comparative methods with developmental pathways |
| title_full | Repeated evolution of similar phenotypes: Integrating comparative methods with developmental pathways |
| title_fullStr | Repeated evolution of similar phenotypes: Integrating comparative methods with developmental pathways |
| title_full_unstemmed | Repeated evolution of similar phenotypes: Integrating comparative methods with developmental pathways |
| title_short | Repeated evolution of similar phenotypes: Integrating comparative methods with developmental pathways |
| title_sort | repeated evolution of similar phenotypes integrating comparative methods with developmental pathways |
| topic | Repeated evolution recurrent phenotypes comparative methods developmental pathways |
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