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Chromosomal rearrangements maintain a polymorphic supergene controlling butterfly mimicry.
Nature - 14 Aug 2011
Joron Mathieu, Frezal Lise, Jones Robert T, Chamberlain Nicola L, Lee Siu F, Haag Christoph R, Whibley Annabel, Becuwe Michel, Baxter Simon W, Ferguson Laura, Wilkinson Paul A, Salazar Camilo, Davidson Claire, Clark Richard, Quail Michael A, Beasley Helen, Glithero Rebecca, Lloyd Christine, Sims Sarah, Jones Matthew C, Rogers Jane, Jiggins Chris D, ffrench-Constant Richard H
Abstract excerpt
Supergenes are tight clusters of loci that facilitate the co-segregation of adaptive variation, providing integrated control of complex adaptive phenotypes. Polymorphic supergenes, in which specific combinations of traits are maintained within a single population, were first described for 'pin' and 'thrum' floral types in Primula and Fagopyrum, but classic examples are also found in insect mimicry and snail...
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