Article
optix drives the repeated convergent evolution of butterfly wing pattern mimicry.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 26 Aug 2011
Reed Robert D, Papa Riccardo, Martin Arnaud, Hines Heather M, Counterman Brian A, Pardo-Diaz Carolina, Jiggins Chris D, Chamberlain Nicola L, Kronforst Marcus R, Chen Rui, Halder Georg, Nijhout H Frederik, McMillan W Owen
Abstract excerpt
Mimicry--whereby warning signals in different species evolve to look similar--has long served as a paradigm of convergent evolution. Little is known, however, about the genes that underlie the evolution of mimetic phenotypes or to what extent the same or different genes drive such convergence. Here, we characterize one of the major genes responsible for mimetic wing pattern evolution in Heliconius butterflies....
Topics
- Adaptation, Biological
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Butterflies
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genes, Insect
- Genetic Variation