DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.04.002
论文题名: Genes as cues: phenotypic integration of genetic and epigenetic information from a Darwinian perspective
作者: Dall S.R.X. ; McNamara J.M. ; Leimar O.
刊名: Trends in Ecology and Evolution
ISSN: 1695347
出版年: 2015
卷: 30, 期: 6 起始页码: 327
结束页码: 333
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Development
; Environmental cues
; Epigenetic effects
; Genetic cues
; Information
Scopus关键词: environmental cue
; evolutionary theory
; microbial activity
; phenotype
; physiology
; animal
; Bayes theorem
; evolution
; gene
; genetic epigenesis
; genetic selection
; genetics
; genotype environment interaction
; growth, development and aging
; phenotype
; plant development
; Animals
; Bayes Theorem
; Biological Evolution
; Epigenesis, Genetic
; Gene-Environment Interaction
; Genes
; Growth and Development
; Phenotype
; Plant Development
; Selection, Genetic
英文摘要: The development of multicellular organisms involves a delicate interplay between genetic and environmental influences. It is often useful to think of developmental systems as integrating available sources of information about current conditions to produce organisms. Genes and inherited physiology provide cues, as does the state of the environment during development. The integration systems themselves are under genetic control and subject to Darwinian selection, so we expect them to evolve to produce organisms that fit well with current ecological (including social) conditions. We argue for the scientific value of this explicitly informational perspective by providing detailed examples of how it can elucidate taxonomically diverse phenomena. We also present a general framework for linking genetic and phenotypic variation from an informational perspective. This application of Darwinian logic at the organismal level can elucidate genetic influences on phenotypic variation in novel and counterintuitive ways. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/67222
Appears in Collections: 全球变化的国际研究计划 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Tremough, Penryn, United Kingdom; School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol, United Kingdom; Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Recommended Citation:
Dall S.R.X.,McNamara J.M.,Leimar O.. Genes as cues: phenotypic integration of genetic and epigenetic information from a Darwinian perspective[J]. Trends in Ecology and Evolution,2015-01-01,30(6)