ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
Integrative Analysis of Cellular Drivers of Color Diversification in Development and Evolution
During development, tissues are formed by the assembly of different cell types. Evolutionary changes in tissue phenotypes can be the result of mutations that alter the cell type composition or the cell types and their inherent properties. Although these are clear mechanistic links between development and evolution, most research has focused on the endpoints of the genotype-phenotype map, treating the cellular mechanisms that bridge genotype and phenotype as a black box. How changes in cell types contribute to the evolutionary change of tissues has been largely neglected, although it may be a key element driving phenotypic diversity. To study the role of cellular diversification in…
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