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| Fneich, Sara; Theron, Andre; Cosseau, Celine; Rognon, Anne; Aliaga, Benoit; Buard, Jerome; Duval, David; Arancibia, Nathalie; Boissier, Jerome; Roquis, David; Mitta, Guillaume; Grunau, Christoph. |
| Background: Adaptive evolution is not possible without the generation of phenotypic variants. The origin of these variations has been a central topic in evolutionary biology. Up to now, it was commonly accepted that standing genetic variation is the only cause of phenotypic variants. However, epigenetic information is emerging as a complementary source of heritable phenotypic variation that contributes to evolution. The relative importance of genetics and epigenetics in generating heritable phenotypic variation is nevertheless a matter of debate. Results: We used a host-parasite system to address this question. The human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni can adapt rapidly to new intermediate snail hosts. The interaction between parasite and mollusk is... |
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Palavras-chave: Epigenetics; Adaptive evolution; Compatibility polymorphism; Schistosoma mansoni. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00615/72708/71730.pdf |
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