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Loss of Color Pigmentation Is Maintained at High Frequency in a Monkey Flower Population.
The American naturalist - 1 Jan 2018
Twyford Alex D, Caola Aaron M, Choudhary Pratibha, Raina Ramesh, Friedman Jannice
Abstract excerpt
Color polymorphisms have long been of evolutionary interest for their diverse roles, including mate choice, predator avoidance, and pollinator attraction. While color variation is often under strong selection, some taxa demonstrate unexpectedly high frequencies of presumed deleterious color forms. Here we show that a genetic variant underlying complete loss of anthocyanin pigmentation has risen to an unexpectedly...
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