IU study: 'Cyclops' beetles hint at solution to 'chicken-and-egg' problem in novel trait evolution

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 01:01 in Biology & Nature

Beetles with cyclops eyes have given Indiana University scientists insight into how new traits may evolve through the recruitment of existing genes -- even if these genes are already carrying out critical functions.

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