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SUBMITTER: Jarosz DF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3260023 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jarosz Daniel F DF Lindquist Susan S
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20101201 6012
How can species remain unaltered for long periods yet also undergo rapid diversification? By linking genetic variation to phenotypic variation via environmental stress, the Hsp90 protein-folding reservoir might promote both stasis and change. However, the nature and adaptive value of Hsp90-contingent traits remain uncertain. In ecologically and genetically diverse yeasts, we find such traits to be both common and frequently adaptive. Most are based on preexisting variation, with causative polymo ...[more]