Developmental bias explains the evolutionary trend towards simple leaf shapes
Davalos, L. M., Louis, A. A. et al.
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#DevelopmentalBias #EvolutionaryTrend #SimpleLeafShapes

Now online ‪Communications Biology!‬ We showed that variation aligns across biological levels. We proposed that #macroevolution mould #developmentalbias with a cascading effect on variation. #Microevolution, then, may be a result—not a cause of—macroevolution. nature.com/articles/s42...

This is a great little video about how development can bias evolution, using domestication syndrome as an example.

Below is just a taster. For the full (5-minutes) video see evolutionevolving.org

#evolution #constraints #development #developmentalbias #domesticationsyndrome