“There are a number of adaptations associated with moving into an arctic climate, but none with as clear a connection to cold as this one,” he adds. Selection is optimizing fitness. It doesn’t ...

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats. Some of the ...

Scientists have discovered that horses owe their legendary stamina to a unique genetic mutation. This mutation supercharges ...

Researchers were able to uncover traces of natural selection-;signs of genetic adaptation to environmental pressures-;that are undetectable in the DNA of modern Europeans. These findings not only ...

A recent study provides new insight into the genetic underpinnings of plant climate adaptation. By combining population genetics and global climate data, the researchers identified genetic ...

Previous genetic research looking into this question has focused ... “you get a potentially limited view of all the genes that may have been important for the adaptation of the woolly mammoth to its ...

2009, de Groot et al. 2010), suggesting that local adaptations in host defenses have been important in shaping patterns of genetic variation in this species. Habitat variation may also contribute ...

A recent study has unveiled the genetic blueprint behind flowering time in olive trees, a crucial trait for fruit production ...

Koalas infected with the retrovirus are at a higher risk of chlamydia, which has devastated populations in Queensland and New South Wales. The virus has also been linked to lymphomas that have caused ...

It can also inform their conservation. However, we know very little about genetic adaptation in chimpanzees, because obtaining high-quality DNA samples from wild individuals is extremely challenging.