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Genetic basis of sex-specific color pattern variation in Drosophila malerkotliana.
Genetics - 1 Sept 2008
Ng Chen Siang, Hamilton Andrew M, Frank Amanda, Barmina Olga, Kopp Artyom
Abstract excerpt
Pigmentation is a rapidly evolving trait that can play important roles in mimicry, sexual selection, thermoregulation, and other adaptive processes in many groups of animals. In Drosophila, pigmentation can differ dramatically among closely related taxa, presenting a good opportunity to dissect the genetic changes underlying species divergence. In this report, we investigate the genetic basis of color pattern...
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