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A long non-coding RNA at the <i>cortex</i> locus controls adaptive colouration in butterflies

2024-02-12

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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 colour polymorphisms in 14 lepidopteran species, suggesting it acts as a genomic hotspot for the diversification of wing patterns, but functional validation through protein-coding knockouts has proven difficu...

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Literature Corpus work: c425b99e-770d-52af-ab39-a67dff3a7be8
DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.09.579710

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