The case against simplistic genetic explanations of evolution.
| Autor: | Cooper KL; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Development (Cambridge, England) [Development] 2024 Oct 15; Vol. 151 (20). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 04. |
| DOI: | 10.1242/dev.203077 |
| Abstrakt: | Humans are curious to understand the causes of traits that distinguish us from other animals and that distinguish vastly different species from one another. We also have a proclivity for simple stories and sometimes tend toward seeking and accepting simple genetic explanations for large evolutionary shifts, even to a single gene. Here, I reveal how a biased expectation of mechanistic simplicity threads through the long history of evolutionary and developmental genetics. I argue, however, that expecting a simple mechanism threatens a deeper understanding of evolution, and I define the limitations for interpreting experimental evidence in evolutionary developmental genetics. Competing Interests: Competing interests The author declares no competing or financial interests. (© 2024. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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