Genetic parallelism underpins convergent mimicry coloration in Lepidoptera across 120 million years of evolution.

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Genetic parallelism underpins convergent mimicry coloration in Lepidoptera across 120 million years of evolution.

PLoS biology - 1 Apr 2026

Ben Chehida Yacine, van der Heijden Eva S M, Page Edward, Salazar C Patricio A, Rosser Neil, Córdova Kimberly Gabriela Gavilanes, Sánchez-Prado Mónica, Sánchez-Carvajal María José, Chandi Franz, Arias-Cruz Alex P, Radford Maya, Lamas Gerardo, Jiggins Chris D, Mallet James, McClure Melanie, Salazar Camilo, Elias Marianne, Bacquet Caroline N, Nadeau Nicola J, Dasmahapatra Kanchon K, Meier Joana I

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Convergent evolution, the repeated evolution of similar phenotypes, is widespread in nature, but there are few studies investigating the genetic mechanisms of convergence across wide evolutionary timescales. The extent to which the same genetic mechanisms contribute to convergent evolution could reveal whether the pathway towards these fitness optima is flexible or constrained to follow a particular route,...

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003742
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