Next week we will be reading three papers about genetic assimilation/accommodation. All are welcome to come.

Baldwin J.M. 1896. A new factor in evolution. Am. Nat. 354: 441-451.

Waddington C.H. 1953. Genetic assimilation of an acquired character. Evolution 7: 118-126.

Suzuki Y. & Nijhout H.F. 2006. Evolution of polyphenism by genetic accommodation. Science 311: 650-652.