Research
Crowding-induced phase transition in Oedaleus asiaticus as a developmental stage-gated, irreversible multi-gene switch
Nature ·
The Brief
- A study reports a crowding-induced phase transition in the Oedaleus asiaticus locust.
- The transition is described as stage-gated in development.
- The study describes the switch as irreversible and multi-gene.
Why it matters
It describes how population density can switch gene expression programs in an insect, which is relevant to research on phenotypic plasticity and gene regulation.
- #locust
- #phase transition
- #gene regulation
- #insect development
- #crowding
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Crowding-induced phase transition in Oedaleus asiaticus as a developmental stage-gated, irreversible multi-gene switch