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SUMMARY:Regulatory evolution and the diversification of pigmentation patte
 rns in Drosophila - Nicolas Gompel (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
 )
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DTEND:20170308T140000Z
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CONTACT:Olivia Tidswell
DESCRIPTION:We study the genetic origin of morphological diversity among c
 losely related species. How new gene networks controlling morphological tr
 ait formation during development emerge\; how changes in gene regulatory i
 nteractions produce phenotypic diversity. We are addressing these general 
 questions in the context of wing pigmentation pattern evolution in _Drosop
 hila_ species. Combining genetics\, molecular biology and quantitative ima
 ging\, and a group of closely related fly species that captures distinct e
 volutionary patterns\, we explore the determinants of wing pigmentation ev
 olution along different phenotypic directions and how they distribute with
 in gene regulatory networks.    
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology
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