Tracing the origin and evolution of supergene mimicry in butterflies
oleh: Wei Zhang, Erica Westerman, Eyal Nitzany, Stephanie Palmer, Marcus R. Kronforst
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-11-01 |
Deskripsi
Wing pattern mimicry in the butterfly Papilio polytes is controlled by a single Mendelian locus, the mimicry supergene doublesex. Here, Zhang and colleagues reconstruct the complex evolutionary history of the doublesex supergene and mimicry in the Papilio polytes species group.