"Duke University biologists have evolved a complex trait in the laboratory -- using the pressure of selection to induce tobacco hornworms to evolve the dual trait of turning black or green depending on the temperature during their development. The biologists have also demonstrated the basic hormonal mechanism underlying the evolution of such dual traits."
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
ScienceDaily: Researchers Evolve A Complex Genetic Trait In The Laboratory:
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