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. 2011 Jun 3;332(6034):1161-2.
doi: 10.1126/science.1203295.

Genomics. Behavior and the dynamic genome

Alison M Bell  1 , Gene E Robinson
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Genomics. Behavior and the dynamic genome

Alison M Bell et al. Science. .
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Figure. Behavioral evolution
Male dung beetles with horns (left) fight for mates, whereas hornless males (right) sneak copulations. The morphs show different patterns of gene expression in developing brain tissue. Genes that are differentially expressed between these two morphs have diverged among species.
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