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A masculinizing supergene underlies an exaggerated male reproductive morph in a spider.
Nature ecology & evolution - 1 Feb 2022
Hendrickx Frederik, De Corte Zoë, Sonet Gontran, Van Belleghem Steven M, Köstlbacher Stephan, Vangestel Carl
Abstract excerpt
In many species, individuals can develop into strikingly different morphs, which are determined by a simple Mendelian locus. How selection shapes loci that control complex phenotypic differences remains poorly understood. In the spider Oedothorax gibbosus, males develop either into a 'hunched' morph with conspicuous head structures or as a fast-developing 'flat' morph with a female-like appearance. We show that...
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