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A long noncoding RNA at the cortex locus controls adaptive coloration in butterflies.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 3 Sept 2024
Livraghi Luca, Hanly Joseph J, Evans Elizabeth, Wright Charlotte J, Loh Ling S, Mazo-Vargas Anyi, Kamrava Kiana, Carter Alexander, van der Heijden Eva S M, Reed Robert D, Papa Riccardo, Jiggins Chris D, Martin Arnaud
Abstract excerpt
Evolutionary variation in the wing pigmentation of butterflies and moths offers striking examples of adaptation by crypsis and mimicry. The cortex locus has been independently mapped as the locus controlling color polymorphisms in 15 lepidopteran species, suggesting that it acts as a genomic hotspot for the diversification of wing patterns, but functional validation through protein-coding knockouts has proven...
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