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Transposable Element Insertions Are Associated with Batesian Mimicry in the Pantropical Butterfly Hypolimnas misippus.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Mar 2024
Orteu Anna, Kucka Marek, Gordon Ian J, Ng'iru Ivy, van der Heijden Eva S M, Talavera Gerard, Warren Ian A, Collins Steve, Ffrench-Constant Richard H, Martins Dino J, Chan Yingguang Frank, Jiggins Chris D, Martin Simon H
Abstract excerpt
Hypolimnas misippus is a Batesian mimic of the toxic African Queen butterfly (Danaus chrysippus). Female H. misippus butterflies use two major wing patterning loci (M and A) to imitate three color morphs of D. chrysippus found in different regions of Africa. In this study, we examine the evolution of the M locus and identify it as an example of adaptive atavism. This phenomenon involves a morphological reversion...
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