Ancient balancing selection at tan underlies female colour dimorphism in Drosophila erecta
oleh: Amir Yassin, Héloïse Bastide, Henry Chung, Michel Veuille, Jean R. David, John E. Pool
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Sexual dimorphism is common in nature. Here, the authors combine population genetics and functional experiments to show that a region containing the gene tan contributes to sex-limited colour dimorphism in Drosophila erectaand that this dimorphism has likely been adaptively maintained for millions of years.