This National Science Foundation project grant of $478,374 awarded to Lehigh University on January 1, 2023 will fund research exploring the genetic basis of dietary adaptation in mammals through convergent evolution. The research will rigorously define quantitative dietary phenotypes across mammals using multiple data sources. It will then identify genes and gene families underlying selection for different diets by combining genomic and dietary data. Researchers will demonstrate the cellular mechanisms of metabolic genes involved in dietary adaptation through functional assays. The work aims to provide foundational insights into the genomic basis of environmental adaptation over evolutionary timescales. This award supports the Biological Sciences program's goals of increasing biological knowledge and understanding major problems through basic research.
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