ReviewAnnual review of genetics2023
Mechanisms Underlying the Formation and Evolution of Vertebrate Color Patterns.
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- Skin Colour in Salamanders Is Modulated by Both Epitranscriptomic Methylation and Gene Expression.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
- Iridophore apoptosis mediates socially-regulated developmental color pattern plasticity in an anemonefish.PLoS biology · 2026Article
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- Individual identification of bony fishes using unique body markings: Implications and applications.Journal of fish biology · 2025Review
- The next generation of colour pattern genomics.Nature ecology & evolution · 2025Article
- Agouti and BMP signaling drive a naturally occurring fate conversion of melanophores to leucophores in zebrafish.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- From spots to stripes: Evolution of pigmentation patterns in monkeyflowers via modulation of a reaction-diffusion system and its prepatterns.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Exploring the Maintaining Period and the Differentially Expressed Genes between the Yellow and Black Stripes of the Juvenile Stripe in the Offspring of Wild Boar and Duroc.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- A multifunctional Wnt regulator underlies the evolution of rodent stripe patterns.Nature ecology & evolution · 2023Article
- Development shapes the evolutionary diversification of rodent stripe patterns.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
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Abstract
Vertebrates exhibit a wide range of color patterns, which play critical roles in mediating intra- and interspecific communication. Because of their diversity and visual accessibility, color patterns offer a unique and fascinating window into the processes underlying biological organization. In this review, we focus on describing many of the general principles governing the formation and evolution of color patterns in different vertebrate groups. We characterize the types of patterns, review the molecular and developmental mechanisms by which they originate, and discuss their role in constraining or facilitating evolutionary change. Lastly, we outline outstanding questions in the field and discuss different approaches that can be used to address them. Overall, we provide a unifying conceptual framework among vertebrate systems that may guide research into naturally evolved mechanisms underlying color pattern formation and evolution.
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