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Comparative studies of gene regulatory mechanisms
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Pai AA
; Gilad Y
Curr Opin Genet Dev
2014[Dec]; 29
(ä): 68-74
PMID25215415
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It has become increasingly clear that changes in gene regulation have played an
important role in adaptive evolution both between and within species. Over the
past five years, comparative studies have moved beyond simple characterizations
of differences in gene expression levels within and between species to studying
variation in regulatory mechanisms. We still know relatively little about the
precise chain of events that lead to most regulatory adaptations, but we have
taken significant steps towards understanding the relative importance of changes
in different mechanisms of gene regulatory evolution. In this review, we first
discuss insights from comparative studies in model organisms, where the available
experimental toolkit is extensive. We then focus on a few recent comparative
studies in primates, where the limited feasibility of experimental manipulation
dictates the approaches that can be used to study gene regulatory evolution.