Analysis of wing variation within and between fly species reveals an unexpectedly slow evolutionary rate. Variations due to mutation and interspecific differences are similar, perhaps as a result of complex genetic interactions. See Letter p.447
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Cheverud, J. Role of mutation in fly-wing evolution. Nature 548, 401–403 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature23536
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