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Evolution of dominance mechanisms at a butterfly mimicry supergene.

Nature communications - 27 Nov 2014

Le Poul Yann, Whibley Annabel, Chouteau Mathieu, Prunier Florence, Llaurens Violaine, Joron Mathieu

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Genetic dominance in polymorphic loci may respond to selection; however, the evolution of dominance in complex traits remains a puzzle. We analyse dominance at a wing-patterning supergene controlling local mimicry polymorphism in the butterfly Heliconius numata. Supergene alleles are associated with chromosomal inversion polymorphism, defining ancestral versus derived alleles. Using controlled crosses and the new...

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PMID: 25429605
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6644
PMCID: PMC4263167

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