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No association between mitochondrial DNA haplotypes and a female-limited mimicry phenotype in Papilio glaucus.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Feb 2003
Andolfatto Peter, Scriber J Mark, Charlesworth Brian
Abstract excerpt
Alternative alleles at a locus on the W chromosome of Papilio glaucus (causing dark or yellow wing colors, respectively) underlie a female-limited mimicry polymorphism thought to be maintained by balancing selection. In species with heterogametic females (i.e., the ZZ-male/ZW-female sex chromosome system), the mitochondrial DNA and the W chromosome are genetically linked because they are both maternally...
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