Before nature selects, gene networks steer a course for evolution

Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 22:00 in Biology & Nature

Natural selection is a race to reproduce, a competition between individuals with varying traits that helps direct evolution. How do the structures of gene networks determine which individuals appear on the starting line, silently influencing evolution before competition has even begun? Researchers have addressed this question by exploring the gene network that guides limb development in mammals.

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