Common lizards break Dollo's law of irreversibility: Genome-wide phylogenomics support a single origin of viviparity and re-evolution of oviparity.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.05.029
Abstract: Dollo's law of irreversibility states that once a complex trait has been lost in evolution, it cannot be regained. It is thought that complex epistatic interactions and developmental constraints impede the re-emergence of such a… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; law irreversibility; oviparity; viviparity ... See more keywords