In Drosophila, as well as in many other plants and animals, pigmentation is highly variable
both within and between species. This variability, combined with powerful genetic and …

Highlights•Modification of cis-regulatory elements (CREs) often underlie morphological
evolution.•Novel gene expression patterns can emerge via the modification of preexisting …

The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), is a worldwide agricultural pest that has
developed resistance to multiple classes of insecticides. Genetics-based approaches show …

Drosophila melanogaster males perform a series of courtship behaviors that, when
successful, result in copulation with a female. For over a century, mutations in the yellow …

Sex-limited polymorphisms are an intriguing form of sexual dimorphism that offer unique
opportunities to reconstruct the evolutionary changes that decouple male and female traits …

Pigmentation varies within and between species and is often adaptive. The amount of
pigmentation on the abdomen of Drosophila melanogaster is a relatively simple …

Hox genes pattern the anterior-posterior axis of animals and are posited to drive animal
body plan evolution, yet their precise role in evolution has been difficult to determine. Here …

Unraveling the genetic architecture of adaptive phenotypic divergence is a fundamental
quest in evolutionary biology. In Drosophila melanogaster, high-altitude melanism has …

Phenotypic plasticity plays fundamental roles in successful adaptation of animals in
response to environmental variations. Here, to reveal the transcriptome reprogramming in …

Fruit flies (Drosophila and its close relatives, or “drosophilids”) are a group that includes an
important model organism, Drosophila melanogaster, and also very diverse species …