The study of specific genetic traits and their utility in adaptation to specific climates has been a consistently evolving field of study. Recently, a genetic difference between the Sonoran and Mojave tortoises has been identified which might indicate the adaptational differences necessitated by each climate and how the two organisms interact distinctly with the weather differences and similarities. While the Mojave is exceedingly dry and arid, the Sonoran desert receives winter rains and summer monsoons that make temperature regulation strategies uniquely different depending on the species and their location, even when each desert is in such close proximity. By identifying these genetic differences, researching them allows us to further understand organisms commonly adapting genetically expressed strategies for survival in other climates.
The identification of specific genes and their roles in trait expression has continued to become a more increasingly relevant topic. Genetic modification of both food and organisms opens massive new windows into dozens of genetic utilities, currently most commonly seen methods being reducing climate change and improving sustainability. By furthering the study of organisms and their unique genetic traits and expression, we can better understand how to “improve” other organisms as a whole.
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