The fundamentals of phenotypic plasticity

Sahoo, S and Subbalakshmi, AR and Jolly, MK (2020) The fundamentals of phenotypic plasticity. [Book Chapter]

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Abstract

Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of a genotype to exhibit different phenotypes, especially in response to varying environmental scenarios. Decoding the mechanisms and implications of phenotypic plasticity is of fundamental interest in understanding evolution, embryonic development, homeostasis, and many human diseases. Phenotypic plasticity can be displayed at multiple time and length scales and across the levels of organization and regulation in biological systems - from macromolecular to cellular to organismal. Here, we introduce the concepts of phenotypic plasticity by discussing its manifestation in diverse forms and functions. © 2020 Elsevier Inc.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Publication:	Phenotypic Switching: Implications in Biology and Medicine
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier.
Keywords:	genomephenotypeplasticitytransdifferentiationgene expressiondedifferentiation
Department/Centre:	Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Centre for Biosystems Science and Engineering
Date Deposited:	07 Feb 2023 10:57
Last Modified:	07 Feb 2023 10:57
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/80012

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