Department of Biology, CB#3280, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Department of Biology, CB#3280, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Curr Biol. 2020 Jan 20;30(2):R68-R70. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.080.
Explaining the origins of adaptive features is a perennial challenge in evolutionary biology. A study on thermophilic cyanobacteria reveals how environmentally induced phenotypic change (plasticity) can pave the way for evolutionary innovation and subsequent adaptation to extreme conditions.
解释适应特征的起源是进化生物学中一个长期存在的挑战。一项关于嗜热蓝藻的研究揭示了环境诱导的表型变化(可塑性)如何为进化创新铺平道路,并随后适应极端条件。