phenotypic variation

The Scientist interviews evolutionary biologist Carles Vilà about how a large genomic inversion detected in common quail affects the birds’ physical characteristics and migratory behaviors.

Researchers discover surprisingly high levels of genetic diversity among the colorful male morphs of a freshwater fish.

Scientists used machine learning to analyze the coevolution of physical traits in butterflies.

By combining alleles involved in plant height, an agricultural scientist has grown the world’s tallest cornstalk, breaking his own record set in 2017.

A plant breeder succeeds in growing a huge maize plant thanks to a known mutation and a few environmental tricks.

A molecular biologist ventures into entomology to use genetically modified ants as laboratory models of behavioral epigenetics.

Genes shared across species that produce different phenotypes – deafness in humans and directional growth in plants – may reveal new models of disease.

Researchers show that retrotransposons can influence phenotypic variation by triggering early transcription termination.