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- noun genetics The development of multiple, discrete
phenotypes from a singlegenotype by organisms living in differentenvironmental conditions
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Examples
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Evolution of the gene network underlying wing polyphenism in ants.
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While genetic accomodation and polyphenism had been described, it had never been observed to evolve.
Evolution and mechanisms: "Genetic Accommodation" - The Panda's Thumb
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Continue reading "Evolution of a polyphenism" on Pharyngula
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Continue reading "Evolution of a polyphenism" on Pharyngula
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In higher ants, polyphenism can be extreme: high queen-worker size dimorphism and worker polymorphism allow for better success at colony founding by lone queens, better division of tasks, and ultimately access to new ecological niches.
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However in basal ants, polyphenism is much more limited, restricting them to narrow niches.
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In chapter two, Gilbert and Epel examine transgenerational polyphenism in locusts; transgenerational predator-induced polyphenisms in radishes,
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I propose that this wing polyphenism might present a basis for the evolution of social life in termites.
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