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Colour pattern specification in the Mocker swallowtail Papilio dardanus: the transcription factor invected is a candidate for the mimicry locus H.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 May 2008
Clark Rebecca, Brown Sarah M, Collins Steve C, Jiggins Chris D, Heckel David G, Vogler Alfried P
Abstract excerpt
The swallowtail butterfly, Papilio dardanus, is an iconic example of a polymorphic Batesian mimic. The expression of various female-limited colour forms is thought to be controlled by a single autosomal locus, termed H, whose function in determining the wing pattern remains elusive. As a step tow...
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