{"id":21555,"date":"2026-03-11T13:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?p=21555"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:21:00","slug":"drosophila-and-phenotypic-plasticity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?p=21555&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Drosophila and Phenotypic plasticity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In <em>Drosophila<\/em>, heterozygous individuals\u2014carrying different forms of the same coloration gene\u2014exhibit greater phenotypic plasticity (the ability to change color in response to the environment) compared to homozygotes. This enhances genetic diversity within populations and facilitates rapid adaptation to environmental changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/teis346-x2.5-20-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21551\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3473737421372325;width:413px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/teis346-x2.5-20-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/teis346-x2.5-20-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/teis346-x2.5-20-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/teis346-x2.5-20-1536x1140.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/teis346-x2.5-20-2048x1520.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/teis346-x2.5-20-200x148.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Phenotypic plasticity as a function of genetic polymorphism: thermal dominance reversal in <em>Drosophila<\/em> species with contrasting melanism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:;\">Jean R David<\/a> , <a href=\"javascript:;\">B\u00e9atrice Denis<\/a> , <a href=\"javascript:;\">Pascaline Francelle<\/a> , <a href=\"javascript:;\">Alicia Lemaire<\/a> , <a href=\"javascript:;\">Aparup Das<\/a> , <a href=\"javascript:;\">Sujata Mohanty<\/a> , <a href=\"javascript:;\">Patricia Gibert<\/a> , <a href=\"javascript:;\">Amir Yassin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/evolut\/qpaf225\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/evolut\/qpaf225<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Evolution<\/em>, Volume 80, Issue 1, January 2026, Pages 127\u2013142<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Drosophila, heterozygous individuals\u2014carrying different forms of the same coloration gene\u2014exhibit greater phenotypic plasticity (the ability to change color in response to the environment) compared to homozygotes. This enhances genetic diversity within populations and facilitates rapid adaptation to environmental changes. 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