Article
A single origin for nymphalid butterfly eyespots followed by widespread loss of associated gene expression.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Oliver Jeffrey C, Tong Xiao-Ling, Gall Lawrence F, Piel William H, Monteiro Antónia
Abstract excerpt
Understanding how novel complex traits originate involves investigating the time of origin of the trait, as well as the origin of its underlying gene regulatory network in a broad comparative phylogenetic framework. The eyespot of nymphalid butterflies has served as an example of a novel complex trait, as multiple genes are expressed during eyespot development. Yet the origins of eyespots remain unknown. Using a...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Butterflies
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Gene Regulatory Networks
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genotype
- Male
- Multigene Family
- Phenotype