Biological traits are buffered against genetic and environmental upset by a process called canalization. New work suggests this may be a general feature of regulatory gene networks, selected to survive gene loss.
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Stearns, S. Safeguards and spurs. Nature 424, 501–503 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/424501a
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