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Within-species adaptation of locomotor capacity in deer mice and defensive structures in stickleback fish is associated with changes in Hox gene regulation.

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Fig. 1: Expression effects.

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White, M.A. Rapid evolution of body plans. Nat Ecol Evol 8, 604–605 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02141-6

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