Scientists show that evolution of complex bioluminescent traits may be predictable
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 12:32
in Biology & Nature
A longstanding question among scientists is whether evolution is predictable. A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara may have found a preliminary answer. The genetic underpinnings of complex traits in cephalopods may in fact be predictable because they evolved in the same way in two distinct species of squid.