Genetics in Your World

Author: Genetics Society of America

The Genetics in Your World podcast spotlights noteworthy studies published in GSA Journals GENETICS and G3: GenesGenomesGenetics. Through conversations with the authors, youll hear about their research and its significance for the fields of genetics and genomics. The podcast is produced by the GSA Early Career Scientist Multimedia Subcommittee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Variation Reconsidered: Selection Schemes for Phenotypic Variability Beyond Trait Means — A Conversation with Dr. Shraddha Lall
Episode 5
Wednesday, 8 October, 2025

In this episode of Genetics in Your World, GSA Early Career Scientist Multimedia Subcommittee co-chair Sarah Renee Phillips interviews Dr. Shraddha Lall of Harvard University about the evolution of variation in behavior in Drosophila. Read Dr. Lall’s paper titled, “Family-based selection: An efficient method for increasing phenotypic variability,” published in the October 2025 issue of G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics: https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf165. Music: Loopster Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#genetics #evolution #Drosophila #behavior #variation #selection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.