Article
Genomic hotspots for adaptation: the population genetics of Müllerian mimicry in the Heliconius melpomene clade.
PLoS genetics - 5 Feb 2010
Baxter Simon W, Nadeau Nicola J, Maroja Luana S, Wilkinson Paul, Counterman Brian A, Dawson Anna, Beltran Margarita, Perez-Espona Silvia, Chamberlain Nicola, Ferguson Laura, Clark Richard, Davidson Claire, Glithero Rebecca, Mallet James, McMillan W Owen, Kronforst Marcus, Joron Mathieu, Ffrench-Constant Richard H, Jiggins Chris D
Abstract excerpt
Wing patterning in Heliconius butterflies is a longstanding example of both Müllerian mimicry and phenotypic radiation under strong natural selection. The loci controlling such patterns are "hotspots" for adaptive evolution with great allelic diversity across different species in the genus. We characterise nucleotide variation, genotype-by-phenotype associations, linkage disequilibrium, and candidate gene...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Butterflies
- Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genes, Insect
- Genetic Loci
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population