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Genetic Modification of a Hox Locus Drives Mimetic Color Pattern Variation in a Highly Polymorphic Bumble Bee.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Dec 2023
Yang Wanhu, Cui Jixiang, Chen Yuxin, Wang Chao, Yin Yuanzhi, Zhang Wei, Liu Shanlin, Sun Cheng, Li Hu, Duan Yuange, Song Fan, Cai Wanzhi, Hines Heather M, Tian Li
Abstract excerpt
Müllerian mimicry provides natural replicates ideal for exploring mechanisms underlying adaptive phenotypic divergence and convergence, yet the genetic mechanisms underlying mimetic variation remain largely unknown. The current study investigates the genetic basis of mimetic color pattern variation in a highly polymorphic bumble bee, Bombus breviceps (Hymenoptera, Apidae). In South Asia, this species and multiple...
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