2012
Coming to Grips with Evolvability
Pavlicev M, Wagner G. Coming to Grips with Evolvability. Evolution: Education And Outreach 2012, 5: 231-244. DOI: 10.1007/s12052-012-0430-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenotype-phenotype mapOrganismal developmentMost genesCryptic mutationsPhenotypic traitsComplex organismsPhenotypic charactersMost traitsRandom mutationsReal organismsGenetic effectsEvolvabilityGenetic backgroundOrganismsGenesMutationsTraitsNew environmentRandom changesPhenotypeFitnessEvolutionSelectionConventional computer languages
2008
The gene regulatory logic of transcription factor evolution
Wagner GP, Lynch VJ. The gene regulatory logic of transcription factor evolution. Trends In Ecology & Evolution 2008, 23: 377-385. PMID: 18501470, DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2008.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factor proteinsDevelopmental evolutionGene regulatory logicMinimal pleiotropic effectsTranscription factor evolutionFactor proteinTranscription factor functionEvolution of developmentTranscription factor genesCis-regulatory elementsFunction of proteinsAdaptive evolutionDevelopmental biologyRegulatory logicNovel functionFactor genesFactor functionProtein changesPleiotropic effectsProteinRecent studiesEvolutionGenesRelative contributionBiology
2006
EVIDENCE FOR THE REVERSIBILITY OF DIGIT LOSS: A PHYLOGENETIC STUDY OF LIMB EVOLUTION IN BACHIA (GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE: SQUAMATA)
Kohlsdorf T, Wagner GP. EVIDENCE FOR THE REVERSIBILITY OF DIGIT LOSS: A PHYLOGENETIC STUDY OF LIMB EVOLUTION IN BACHIA (GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE: SQUAMATA). Evolution 2006, 60: 1896-1912. PMID: 17089974, DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2006.tb00533.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigit lossSouth American genusMolecular phylogenyLimb evolutionComplex traitsPhylogenetic studiesEvolutionary changeBachiaAmerican generaGenetic informationDigit numberReevolutionMost membersSpecific phenotypesTraitsStrong evidencePhylogenyVisible effectTaxaGenusGenesMorphological structurePhenotypeEvolutionLimited numberEVIDENCE FOR THE REVERSIBILITY OF DIGIT LOSS: A PHYLOGENETIC STUDY OF LIMB EVOLUTION IN BACHIA (GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE: SQUAMATA)
Kohlsdorf T, Wagner G. EVIDENCE FOR THE REVERSIBILITY OF DIGIT LOSS: A PHYLOGENETIC STUDY OF LIMB EVOLUTION IN BACHIA (GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE: SQUAMATA). Evolution 2006, 60: 1896-1912. DOI: 10.1554/06-056.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDigit lossSouth American genusMolecular phylogenyLimb evolutionComplex traitsPhylogenetic studiesEvolutionary changeBachiaAmerican generaGenetic informationDigit numberReevolutionMost membersSpecific phenotypesTraitsStrong evidencePhylogenyVisible effectTaxaGenusGenesMorphological structurePhenotypeEvolutionLimited number
2002
Evolution of functionally conserved enhancers can be accelerated in large populations: a populationgenetic model
Carter A, Wagner G. Evolution of functionally conserved enhancers can be accelerated in large populations: a populationgenetic model. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2002, 269: 953-960. PMID: 12028779, PMCID: PMC1690979, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.1968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation sizeRelated Drosophila speciesCis-regulatory elementsPopulation genetic modelsRate of evolutionModerate population sizesDrosophila speciesDrosophila EnhancerVertebrate enhancersDynamics of fixationDifferent taxaCompensatory mutationsNeutral rateGeneration timeSmall populationEnhancerTaxaSpatial organizationLarge populationSpeciesMutationsSequenceVertebratesEvolutionPopulation
2001
The Topology of the Possible: Formal Spaces Underlying Patterns of Evolutionary Change
STADLER B, STADLER P, WAGNER G, FONTANA W. The Topology of the Possible: Formal Spaces Underlying Patterns of Evolutionary Change. Journal Of Theoretical Biology 2001, 213: 241-274. PMID: 11894994, DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2001.2423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenotype-phenotype mapNeo-Darwinian modelGenotype-phenotype modelsPhenotypic innovationPhenotypic evolutionGenetic accessibilityEvolutionary trajectoriesEvolutionary changeNatural selectionPhenotypic charactersPhenotype spaceGenotype spaceRNA sequencesSecondary structureFitness landscapePossible phenotypesFitness considerationsRNA modelCharacter autonomyPhenotypeRecent computational workFoldingEvolutionRegionSequenceThe tetrapod limb: A hypothesis on its origin
Wagner G, Chiu C. The tetrapod limb: A hypothesis on its origin. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 2001, 291: 226-240. PMID: 11598912, DOI: 10.1002/jez.1100.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTetrapod limbsExpression domainsHoxa-13Hoxa-11Fin-limb transitionExclusive expression domainsMajor morphological adaptationsProximal-distal axisVertebrate evolutionFin developmentHoxa-11 expressionTerrestrial lifestyleFin skeletonMorphological adaptationsDevelopmental mechanismsExpression patternsLimb budPaleontological evidenceGenetic hypothesisExpressionZebrafishEvolutionHomologyAquaticGenes
2000
Developmental Evolution as a Mechanistic Science: The Inference from Developmental Mechanisms to Evolutionary Processes1
Wagner G, Chiu C, Laubichler M. Developmental Evolution as a Mechanistic Science: The Inference from Developmental Mechanisms to Evolutionary Processes1. Integrative And Comparative Biology 2000, 40: 819-831. DOI: 10.1668/0003-1569(2000)040[0819:deaams]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsDevelopmental evolutionEvolutionary innovationDevelopmental mechanismsFunction of genesEvolutionary geneticsGenetic architectureEvolutionary originEvolutionary biologyAssessment of homologyDevelopmental dynamicsSpecies differencesBiologyGenetic factorsHomologyGenesMechanismGeneticsSpeciesEvolutionRoleElucidationOriginMechanistic scienceCharacterDevelopmental Evolution as a Mechanistic Science: The Inference from Developmental Mechanisms to Evolutionary Processes1
Wagner G, Chiu C, Laubichler M. Developmental Evolution as a Mechanistic Science: The Inference from Developmental Mechanisms to Evolutionary Processes1. Integrative And Comparative Biology 2000, 40: 819-831. DOI: 10.1093/icb/40.5.819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopmental evolutionEvolutionary innovationDevelopmental mechanismsFunction of genesEvolutionary geneticsGenetic architectureEvolutionary originEvolutionary biologyAssessment of homologyDevelopmental dynamicsSpecies differencesBiologyGenetic factorsHomologyGenesMechanismGeneticsSpeciesEvolutionRoleElucidationOriginMechanistic scienceCharacterEvolutionarily Stable Configurations: Functional Integration and the Evolution of Phenotypic Stability
Wagner G, Schwenk K. Evolutionarily Stable Configurations: Functional Integration and the Evolution of Phenotypic Stability. Evolutionary Biology 2000, 155-217. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4185-1_4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
1999
Evolution of Chordate Hox Gene Clustersa
RUDDLE F, AMEMIYA C, CARR J, KIM C, LEDJE C, SHASHIKANT C, WAGNER G. Evolution of Chordate Hox Gene Clustersa. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1999, 870: 238-248. PMID: 10415487, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08884.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHox cluster duplicationsCluster duplicationBody plan evolutionTerms of genomeGene duplicationHox genesDevelopmental evolutionGene enhancerDuplication modelDuplicationVertebratesNew functionsChordatesInvertebratesGenomeImportant roleEvolutionUrogenital systemGenesEnhancerRoleDaughter clustersNeuromuscular interactionNovel features
1996
Homology, Hox Genes, and Developmental Integration1
MÜLLER G, WAGNER G. Homology, Hox Genes, and Developmental Integration1. Integrative And Comparative Biology 1996, 36: 4-13. DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.1.4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsEpigenetic contextMorphological charactersGene expression patternsConcept of homologyGenetic redundancyPhenotypic evolutionEvolutionary innovationGenetic integrationHox genesTetrapod limbsGene functionGenetic identityDevelopmental systemsExpression patternsStructural homologyGenetic encodingNovel homologueHomologyMorphological identityRegulatory systemDevelopmental interactionsMorphological evolutionHomologuesGenesEvolution
1988
The influence of variation and of developmental constraints on the rate of multivariate phenotypic evolution
Wagner G. The influence of variation and of developmental constraints on the rate of multivariate phenotypic evolution. Journal Of Evolutionary Biology 1988, 1: 45-66. DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1988.1010045.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of evolutionMultivariate phenotypic evolutionPhenotypic evolutionAdaptive landscapePhenotypic variationDevelopmental constraintsAdaptive phenotypic evolutionHeritable phenotypic variationPhenotypic varianceInterdependent characterNumber of charactersPossible roleLandscapeEvolutionOrganismic systemsMaximal rateVariationFunctionFitness functionCharacter
1985
On the evolution of dominance modifiers II: a non-equilibrium approach to the evolution of genetic systems
Wagner G, Bürger R. On the evolution of dominance modifiers II: a non-equilibrium approach to the evolution of genetic systems. Journal Of Theoretical Biology 1985, 113: 475-500. PMID: 3999784, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5193(85)80034-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research