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Polymorphic mimicry in Papilio dardanus: mosaic dominance, big effects, and origins.
Evolution & development - 1 Jan 2000
Nijhout H Frederik
Abstract excerpt
The mocker swallowtail, Papilio dardanus, has a female-limited polymorphic mimicry. This polymorphism is controlled by allelic variation at a single locus with at least 11 alleles. Many of the alternative morphs are accurate mimics of different species of distasteful butterflies. Geneticists have...
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