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Contact person for... - prof.dr. BJ (Bas) Zwaan

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• Research

  Research - WUR Research The interrelationship between genetics, heredity and evolution is the focus of research of the Laboratory of Genetics. Central...

• Information for Students

  Information for Students - WUR Information for Students The Laboratory of Genetics offers education along the full breadth of Genetics and Evolution,...

• Laboratory of Genetics

  The Laboratory of Genetics investigates causes and consequences of natural genetic variation within species.

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  Seasonally adaptable species may face greatest risk from climate change

  8 maart 2018 | A species of butterfly that changes its appearance through the seasons lacks the genetic variation needed to quickly evolve a different response to...
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  Rapid adaptation of Aspergillus fungus presents doctors with a dilemma

  26 september 2016 | Discovery calls for new patient treatment guidelines The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is capable of rapid genetic adaptation in both natural...
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  Butterflies switch lifestyles using hormones

  15 augustus 2014 | Many habitats on Earth change dramatically with the seasons, profoundly affecting food availability, predation pressure and reproductive opportunities...
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  Female butterflies can smell if a male butterfly is inbred and therefore less desirable

  6 maart 2013 | Research discovers that whether a female butterfly will mate with a male depends on the quality of his sex pheromones.