Drosophila pigmentation evolution: divergent genotypes underlying convergent phenotypes.

doi:10.1073/pnas.0336368100

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Drosophila pigmentation evolution: divergent genotypes underlying convergent phenotypes.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Feb 2003

Wittkopp Patricia J, Williams Barry L, Selegue Jayne E, Carroll Sean B

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Similar phenotypic changes have evolved independently in many animal taxa. It is unknown whether independent changes involve the same or different developmental and genetic mechanisms. Myriad pigment patterns in the genus Drosophila offer numerous opportunities to address this question. Previous studies identified regulatory and structural genes involved in the development and diversification of pigmentation in...

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Animals
Biological Evolution
Drosophila
Female
Genetic Markers
Genotype
Male
Phenotype
Pigmentation
Species Specificity

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PMID: 12574518
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0336368100
PMCID: PMC149915

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