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A large genomic insertion containing a duplicated follistatin gene is linked to the pea aphid male wing dimorphism.
eLife - 6 Mar 2020
Li Binshuang, Bickel Ryan D, Parker Benjamin J, Saleh Ziabari Omid, Liu Fangzhou, Vellichirammal Neetha Nanoth, Simon Jean-Christophe, Stern David L, Brisson Jennifer A
Abstract excerpt
Wing dimorphisms have long served as models for examining the ecological and evolutionary tradeoffs associated with alternative phenotypes. Here, we investigated the genetic cause of the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) male wing dimorphism, wherein males exhibit one of two morphologies that differ in correlated traits that include the presence or absence of wings. We mapped this trait difference to a single...
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