NIH R01 · 2024
Effects of genetic background on adaptive evolution
Project Summary To what extent is adaptive evolution predictable? Despite its importance in understanding the biology of human diseases, including the evolution of viral and bacterial pathogens, the dynamics of genetic adaptation are still poorly understood. In particular, few examples yet exist that have been dissected to the molecular level. Examples of adaptations from natural systems and the use of model organisms are powerful tools that can be combined to make progress on this difficult question. We have employed instances of “parallel evolution”, involving assemblages of species experiencing a common regime of natural selection, to evaluate multiple outcomes of the process of…
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