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Color polymorphism in an aphid is maintained by attending ants.

Science advances - 1 Sept 2016

Watanabe Saori, Murakami Taiga, Yoshimura Jin, Hasegawa Eisuke

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The study of polymorphisms is particularly informative for enhancing our understanding of phenotypic and genetic diversity. The persistence of polymorphism in a population is generally explained by balancing selection. Color polymorphisms that are often found in many insects and arthropods are prime examples of the maintenance of polymorphisms via balancing selection. In some aphids, color morphs are maintained...

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PMID: 27617289
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1600606
PMCID: PMC5014468

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